FUSE2FS(1) General Commands Manual FUSE2FS(1) NAME fuse2fs - FUSE file system client for ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems SYNOPSIS fuse2fs [ device/image ] [ mountpoint ] [ options ] DESCRIPTION fuse2fs is a FUSE file system client that supports reading and writing from devices or image files containing ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems. OPTIONS general options: -o opt,[opt...] mount options -h --help print help -V --version print version fuse2fs options: -o ro read-only mount -o rw read-write mount (default) -o bsddf bsd-style df (default) -o minixdf minix-style df -o acl enable file access control lists -o cache_size Set the disk cache size to this quantity. The quantity may contain the suffixes k, m, or g. By default, the size is 32MB. The size may not be larger than 2GB. -o direct Use O_DIRECT to access the block device. -o errors=panic dump core on error -o fakeroot pretend to be root for permission checks -o fuse2fs_debug enable fuse2fs debugging -o kernel Behave more like the kernel ext4 driver in the following ways: Allows processes owned by other users to access the filesystem. Uses the kernel's permissions checking logic instead of fuse2fs's. Enables setuid and device files. Note that these options can still be overridden (e.g. nosuid ) later. -o lockfile=path use this file to control access to the filesystem -o no_default_opts do not include default fuse options -o norecovery do not replay the journal and mount the file system read-only FUSE options: -d -o debug enable debug output (implies -f) -f foreground operation -s disable multi-threaded operation For other FUSE options please see mount.fuse(8) or see the output of fuse2fs --helpfull AVAILABILITY fuse2fs is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net. SEE ALSO ext4(5) e2fsck(8), mount.fuse(8) E2fsprogs version 1.47.4 March 2025 FUSE2FS(1)