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/usr/bin/fuse-overlayfs

FUSE implementation for overlayfs

From fuse-overlayfs 1.18-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running fuse-overlayfs --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: /usr/bin/fuse-overlayfs [options] <mountpoint>

    -h   --help            print help
    -V   --version         print version
    -d   -o debug          enable debug output (implies -f)
    -f                     foreground operation
    -s                     disable multi-threaded operation
    -o clone_fd            use separate fuse device fd for each thread
                           (may improve performance)
    -o max_idle_threads    the maximum number of idle worker threads
                           allowed (default: -1)
    -o max_threads         the maximum number of worker threads
                           allowed (default: 10)
    -o allow_other         allow access by all users
    -o allow_root          allow access by root
    -o auto_unmount        auto unmount on process termination
    -o io_uring            enable io-uring
    -o io_uring_q_depth=<n> io-uring queue depth
Options (6)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow additional options, provided by FUSE.help + man
-V, --versionShow versions of fuse-overlayfs and FUSE.help + man
-d, --debug debug-o debug enable debug output (implies -f)help + man
-fforeground operationhelp + man
-sdisable multi-threaded operationhelp
-o clone_fduse separate fuse device fd for each thread (may improve performance)help

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.