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@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ + +bindfs - http://code.google.com/p/bindfs/ + +-- Overview -- + +bindfs is a FUSE filesystem for mirroring a directory to another +directory, similarly to mount --bind. The permissions of the mirrored +directory can be altered in various ways. + +Some things bindfs can be used for: + - Making a directory read-only. + - Making all executables non-executable. + - Sharing a directory with a list of users (or groups). + - Modifying permission bits using rules with chmod-like syntax. + - Changing the permissions with which files are created. + +Non-root users can use almost all features, but most interesting +use-cases need user_allow_other to be defined in /etc/fuse.conf + + +-- Installation -- + +Make sure fuse 2.5.3 or above is installed (http://fuse.sf.net/). +Then compile and install as usual: +./configure +make +make install + +If you want the mounts made by non-root users to be visible to other users, +you may have to add the line user_allow_other to /etc/fuse.conf. + + +-- Usage -- + +See the bindfs --help or the man-page for instructions and examples. + + +-- License -- + +GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version. +See the file COPYING. |