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+General description
+===================
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+
+
+Expected behavior
+=================
+
+
+
+Actual behavior
+===============
+
+
+
+**Precise** steps to reproduce the behavior
+===========================================
+
+> Explicitly list **all** steps to reproduce. Preferably create a minimal example of the problem using standard command line tools. The more variables (apps, settings, etc.) that are involved the more difficult it is to debug. Also, **please** be sure to have read all of the README. It contains a lot of information regarding known system and user issues.
+
+
+
+System information
+==================
+Please provide as much of the following information as possible:
+
+* [ ] mergerfs version: `mergerfs -V`
+* [ ] mergerfs settings: `cat /etc/fstab` or the command line arguments
+* [ ] Linux version: `uname -a`
+* [ ] Versions of any additional software being used
+* [ ] List of drives, filesystems, & sizes: `df -h`
+* [ ] strace of application having problem: `strace -f -o /tmp/app.strace.txt <cmd>` or `strace -f -p <appPID> -o /tmp/app.strace.txt`
+* [ ] strace of mergerfs while app tried to do it's thing: `strace -f -p <mergerfsPID> -o /tmp/mergerfs.strace.txt`
+