Binary package “mergerfs” in ubuntu bionic
another FUSE union filesystem
mergerfs is a union filesystem geared towards simplifying storage and
management of files across numerous commodity storage devices. It is
similar to mhddfs, unionfs, and aufs.
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Some salient features include
* Runs in userspace (FUSE)
* Configurable behaviors
* Support for extended attributes (xattrs)
* Support for file attributes (chattr)
* Runtime configurable (via xattrs)
* Safe to run as root
* Opportunistic credential caching
* Works with heterogeneous filesystem types
* Handling of writes to full drives
* Handles pool of readonly and read/write drives