afuse ☆

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Description:
Automounting file system implemented in userspace with FUSE

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.5.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: fuse filesystem automount utility system

Install: brew install afuse

About:
Afuse is a FUSE-based filesystem that enables automatic mounting and unmounting of directories based on access patterns. It acts as a userspace wrapper, allowing on-demand mounting of resources like remote shares or archives only when they are accessed. This significantly reduces overhead and improves system responsiveness by avoiding persistent mounts.

Key Features:

On-demand mounting triggered by file access
Automatic unmounting after a configurable idle period
Userspace implementation via FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
Simple configuration using mount-like syntax

Use Cases:

Automatically mounting SSHFS or SFTP connections only when needed
Managing temporary mounts for archive files (e.g., zip, tar)
Reducing network traffic by unmounting idle cloud storage or backup drives

Alternatives:

autofs – Afuse is simpler to configure and runs entirely in userspace, whereas autofs is a kernel-level solution requiring root privileges and complex configuration.
systemd-mount – Afuse provides continuous monitoring and on-demand access, while systemd-mount is typically used for one-off mounting of devices or images.

License: GPL-2.0-only

Dependencies: libfuse@2

Bottles available for: arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 14, 2024 5:20pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	7392a281