---
name: "gvfsd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gvfs"
version: "1.62.0-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gvfsd"
---

# gvfsd(1)

Main daemon for gvfs

## NAME

gvfsd - Main daemon for gvfs

## SYNOPSIS

**gvfsd** \[OPTION...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gvfsd** is the main daemon for the gvfs virtual filesystem. It provides the *org.gtk.vfs.Daemon* name on the session bus. gvfsd is autostarted by GIO clients if it is not running.

The primary task of **gvfsd** is to act as a mount tracker/manager. It spawns new backends when requested and keeps track of their lifecycle, maintaining a list of active mounts and creates direct connections to them.

Since gvfs backends are running as children of the gvfsd process, it is possible to start gvfsd in a terminal and set environment variables to get debug output from individual backends.

**gvfsd** also starts the [**gvfsd-fuse**(1)](/gvfsd-fuse/1.md), and provides it the mount point where the fuse file system should be mounted.

## OPTIONS

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

  Prints a short help text and exits.

- **--version**

  Shows the version number and exits.

- **-r**, **--replace**

  Replace the currently running gvfsd instance.

- **--no-fuse**

  Don't start the fuse filesystem.

- **-d**, **--debug**

  Enable debug output.

## ENVIRONMENT

**GVFS\_DISABLE\_FUSE**

If this environment variable is set, gvfsd will not start the fuse filesystem.

## EXIT STATUS

On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

[**gvfs**(7)](/gvfs/7.md), [**gvfsd-fuse**(1)](/gvfsd-fuse/1.md)