---
name: "cachefilesd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cachefilesd"
version: "0.10.10-0.4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cachefilesd"
---

# cachefilesd(8)

CacheFiles userspace management daemon

## NAME

cachefilesd - CacheFiles userspace management daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**cachefilesd \[-d\]\* \[-s\] \[-n\] \[-N\] \[-f \<configfile\>\]**

## DESCRIPTION

The **cachefilesd** daemon manages the cache data store that is used by network filesystems such a AFS and NFS to cache data locally on disk.

The README file should be read before attempting to configure this facility:

-

  /usr/share/doc/cachefilesd/README

## OPTIONS

- **-d**

  Turn on debugging mode (message written to stderr).

- **-s**

  Don't use syslog.

- **-n**

  Don't daemonise.

- **-N**

  Disable culling and scanning to fill the cull table.

- **-p \<pidfile\>**

  Use an alternate PID file to /var/run/cachefilesd.pid.

- **-f \<configfile\>**

  Read the alternate configuration files.

## FILES

**/etc/cachefilesd.conf**

## SEE ALSO

[**cachefilesd.conf**(5)](/cachefilesd.conf/5.md), /usr/share/doc/cachefilesd/README

## AUTHORS

David Howells \<dhowells@redhat.com\>