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Antonio SJ Musumeci 9 years ago
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**mergerfs** is similar to **mhddfs**, **unionfs**, and **aufs**. Like **mhddfs** in that it too uses **FUSE**. Like **aufs** in that it provides multiple policies for how to handle behavior. **mergerfs** is similar to **mhddfs**, **unionfs**, and **aufs**. Like **mhddfs** in that it too uses **FUSE**. Like **aufs** in that it provides multiple policies for how to handle behavior.
Why create **mergerfs** when those exist? **mhddfs** has not been updated in some time nor very flexible. There are also security issues when with running as root. **aufs** is more flexible than **mhddfs** but contains some hard to debug inconsistencies in behavior on account of it being a kernel driver. Neither support file attributes ([chattr](http://linux.die.net/man/1/chattr)).
Why **mergerfs** when those exist? **mhddfs** has not been updated in some time nor very flexible. There are also security issues when with running as root. **aufs** is more flexible than **mhddfs** but kernel based and difficult to debug when problems arise and slower to evolve as a result. Neither support file attributes ([chattr](http://linux.die.net/man/1/chattr)).
# FEATURES
* Runs in userspace (FUSE)
* Configurable behaviors
* Supports extended attributes (xattrs)
* Supports file attributes (chattr)
* Dynamically configurable (via xattrs)
* Safe to run as root
* Opportunistic credential caching
* Works with heterogeneous filesystem types
# OPTIONS # OPTIONS

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