---
name: "cow"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fl-cow"
version: "0.6-10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cow"
---

# cow(1)

wrapper to run single command using fl-cow

## NAME

cow - wrapper to run single command using fl-cow

## SYNOPSIS

**cow** command \[...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This wrapper executes a single command using fl-cow, ensuring that the fl-cow library is appropriately preloaded.

## NOTES

fl-cow is a library to implement copy-on-write of hard linked files, that is if a program opens a file with write permissions the hard-linked copy is replaced by a non-hard linked version of the file.

## EXAMPLES

For instance, to run a shell with fl-cow enabled:

**cow bash**