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Stable release | 3.16.2[1] ![]() |
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Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Unix, Unix-like |
Type | File system driver |
License | GPL for Linux kernel part, LGPL for Libfuse, Simplified BSD on FreeBSD, ISC license on OpenBSD; proprietary for macOS |
Website | github |
Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a software interface for Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems that lets non-privileged users create their own file systems without editing kernel code. This is achieved by running file system code in user space while the FUSE module provides only a bridge to the actual kernel interfaces.
FUSE is available for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD (as puffs), OpenSolaris, Minix 3, macOS,[2] and Windows.[3]
FUSE is free software originally released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and the GNU Lesser General Public License.