---
name: "mount.gmailfs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "gmailfs"
version: "0.7.2-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mount.gmailfs"
---

# mount.gmailfs(8)

A program to mount your Gmail storage space as a regular filesystem

## NAME

mount.gmailfs — A program to mount your Gmail storage space as a regular filesystem

## SYNOPSIS

**mount.gmailfs** \[none *mountpoint*\]  \[-o *options*\]  \[-p\]  \[-e\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **mount.gmailfs**     command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.

**mount.gmailfs** mounts a Gmail storage space. It is usually invoked  by the **[mount(8)](/mount/8.md)** command when using the "-t gmailfs" option.  The kernel must support the FUSE filesystem (see README for more info about that).

**mount.gmailfs** log file can be configured in   */etc/gmailfs/gmailfs.conf*.

Options to **mount.gmailfs** are specified as a comma-separated list of   key=value pairs.

Default option values are listed in */etc/gmailfs/gmailfs.conf*.

## OPTIONS

- **-e**

  Transparently runs encfs on top of the gmailfs volume.

- **-p**

  Prompt the user for his Gmail password.

- **-o**

  Options are specified with a -o flag followed by a comma separated  string of options.

  - username=*value*

    The Gmail account username

  - password=*value*

    The Gmail account password

  - fsname=*value*

    The Gmail account filesystem name. It is important to choose a  hard-to-guess name here - because if others can guess the fsname, they  can corrupt your Gmail filesystem by injecting spurious messages into  your Inbox.

  - blocksize=*value*

    This option can be safely omitted.

  -

    The default blocksize is  5MB. Files smaller than the minimum blocksize will only use the amount  of space required to store the file, NOT the full blocksize. Note that  any files created during a previous mount with a different blocksize  will retain their original blocksize until deleted. For most  applications you will make best use of your bandwidth by keeping the  blocksize as large as possible.

## EXAMPLES

mount -t gmailfs none /path/of/mount/point -o username=gmailuser,password=gmailpass,fsname=zOlRRa

mount.gmailfs none /mnt -o username=gmailuser,password=gmailpass,fsname=zOlRRa

## FILES

*/etc/gmailfs/gmailfs.conf* various parameters.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Sebastien Delafond  for the Debian GNU/Linux system   (but may be used by others).

This manual page is (c) 2005 of Sebastien Delafond  and licensed under the terms of   the GPLv2 or higher

## SEE ALSO

**[mount(8)](/mount/8.md)**,  **[fstab(5)](/fstab/5.md)**