---
name: "lxcfs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lxcfs"
version: "7.0.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lxcfs"
---

# lxcfs(1)

"System virtualization filesystem for containers"

## NAME

lxcfs - "System virtualization filesystem for containers"

## SYNOPSIS

**lxcfs** *\<directory\>*

## DESCRIPTION

lxcfs is a FUSE-based proc, sys virtualizing filesystem

### Options :

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

  Run lxcfs with debugging enabled

- **-f**, **--foreground**

  Run lxcfs in the foreground

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

  Print help

**-l**, **--enable-loadavg** Enable loadavg virtualization

- **-o**

  Options to pass directly through fuse

- **-p**, **--pidfile**=*FILE*

  Path to use for storing lxcfs pid Default pidfile is */run/lxcfs.pid*

- **-u**, **--disable-swap**

  Disable swap virtualization

- **-v**, **--version**

  Print lxcfs version

- **--enable-cfs**

  Enable CPU virtualization via CPU shares

- **--enable-pidfd**

  Use pidfd for process tracking

- **--runtime-dir**=*DIR*

  Path to use as the runtime directory. Default is */run*