---
name: "afpfsd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "afpfs-ng"
version: "0.8.2-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/afpfsd"
---

# afpfsd(1)

Daemon to manage AFP sessions for the afpfs-ng FUSE client.

## NAME

afpfsd - Daemon to manage AFP sessions for the afpfs-ng FUSE client.

## SYNOPSIS

*afpfsd* \[**-l\|logmethod=method** \[f\|--foreground \[d\|--debug

## DESCRIPTION

*afpfsd* is a daemon that manages AFP sessions.  Functions (like mounting, getting status, etc) can be performed using the [afp\_client(1)](/afp_client/1.md) tool.  This client communicates with the daemon over a named pipe.

afpfsd will not start if another instance is already running.  There needs to be one copy of afpfsd running per user.

## OPTIONS

**-l\|--logmethod** sets the method used to log; values are stdout or syslog

**-f\|--foreground** doesn't fork the daemon

**-f\|--debug** puts the daemon in the foreground and dumps logs to stdout

## SEE ALSO

[**afp\_client**(1)](/afp_client/1.md), [**mount\_afp**(1)](/mount_afp/1.md)