---
name: "fuse2fs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fuse2fs"
version: "1.47.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fuse2fs"
---

# fuse2fs(1)

FUSE file system client for ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems

## NAME

fuse2fs - FUSE file system client for ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems

## SYNOPSIS

**fuse2fs** \[ **device/image** \] \[ **mountpoint** \] \[ *options* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**fuse2fs** is a FUSE file system client that supports reading and writing from devices or image files containing ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems.

## OPTIONS

### general options:

- **-o** opt,\[opt...\]

  mount options

- **-h** **--help**

  print help

- **-V** **--version**

  print version

### fuse2fs options:

- **-o** ro

  read-only mount

- **-o** rw

  read-write mount (default)

- **-o** bsddf

  bsd-style df (default)

- **-o** minixdf

  minix-style df

- **-o** acl

  enable file access control lists

- **-o** cache\_size

  Set the disk cache size to this quantity. The quantity may contain the suffixes k, m, or g. By default, the size is 32MB. The size may not be larger than 2GB.

- **-o** direct

  Use O\_DIRECT to access the block device.

- **-o** errors=panic

  dump core on error

- **-o** fakeroot

  pretend to be root for permission checks

- **-o** fuse2fs\_debug

  enable fuse2fs debugging

- **-o** kernel

  Behave more like the kernel ext4 driver in the following ways: Allows processes owned by other users to access the filesystem. Uses the kernel's permissions checking logic instead of fuse2fs's. Enables setuid and device files. Note that these options can still be overridden (e.g. *nosuid* ) later.

- **-o** lockfile=path

  use this file to control access to the filesystem

- **-o** no\_default\_opts

  do not include default fuse options

- **-o** norecovery

  do not replay the journal and mount the file system read-only

### FUSE options:

- **-d -o** debug

  enable debug output (implies -f)

- **-f**

  foreground operation

- **-s**

  disable multi-threaded operation

For other FUSE options please see [**mount.fuse**(8)](/mount.fuse/8.md) or see the output of *fuse2fs --helpfull*

## AVAILABILITY

**fuse2fs** is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net.

## SEE ALSO

[**ext4**(5)](/ext4/5.md) [**e2fsck**(8)](/e2fsck/8.md), [**mount.fuse**(8)](/mount.fuse/8.md)