diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeattrib b/confluent_client/bin/nodeattrib
index 4ed96406..8c6f078d 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeattrib
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeattrib
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ argparser.add_option('-p', '--prompt', action='store_true',
 argparser.add_option('-m', '--maxnodes', type='int',
                      help='Prompt if trying to set attributes on more '
                           'than specified number of nodes')
+argparser.add_option('-s', '--set', dest='set', metavar='settings.batch',
+                     default=False, help='set attributes using a batch file')
 (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
 
 
@@ -109,6 +111,23 @@ elif options.clear or options.environment or options.prompt:
     sys.stderr.write('Attribute names required with specified options\n')
     argparser.print_help()
     exitcode = 400
+
+elif options.set:
+    arglist = [noderange]
+    showtype='current'
+    argfile = open(options.set, 'r')
+    argset = argfile.readline()
+    while argset:
+        try:
+            argset = argset[:argset.index('#')]
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        argset = argset.strip()
+        if argset:
+            arglist += shlex.split(argset)
+        argset = argfile.readline() 
+    session.stop_if_noderange_over(noderange, options.maxnodes)
+    exitcode=client.updateattrib(session,arglist,nodetype, noderange, options, None)
 if exitcode != 0:
     sys.exit(exitcode)
 
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeattrib.ronn.tmpl b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeattrib.ronn.tmpl
index 6684fce0..b1330198 100644
--- a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeattrib.ronn.tmpl
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeattrib.ronn.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ nodeattrib(8) -- List or change confluent nodes attributes
 `nodeattrib <noderange> [<nodeattribute1=value1> <nodeattribute2=value2> ...]`  
 `nodeattrib -c <noderange> <nodeattribute1> <nodeattribute2> ...`  
 `nodeattrib -e <noderange> <nodeattribute1> <nodeattribute2> ...`  
-`nodeattrib -p <noderange> <nodeattribute1> <nodeattribute2> ...`  
+`nodeattrib -p <noderange> <nodeattribute1> <nodeattribute2> ...` 
+`nodeattrib <noderange> -s <attributes.batch>` 
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ to a blank value will allow masking a group defined attribute with an empty valu
 * `-p`, `--prompt`:
   Request interactive prompting to provide values rather than the command line
   or environment variables.
-  
+
+* `-s`, `--set`:
+  Set attributes using a batch file
+ 
 * `-m MAXNODES`, `--maxnodes=MAXNODES`:
   Prompt if trying to set attributes on more than
   specified number of nodes.