---
name: "squashfuse"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "squashfuse"
version: "0.6.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/squashfuse"
---

# squashfuse(1)

mount a SquashFS archive with FUSE

## NAME

**squashfuse** – mount a SquashFS archive with FUSE

## SYNOPSIS

**squashfuse** \[**-o** *options*\] *archive* *mountpoint*

## DESCRIPTION

**squashfuse** mounts the SquashFS filesystem *archive* on the directory *mountpoint*. The filesystem can be unmounted using [umount(8)](/umount/8.md) or fusermount(8). The **squashfuse** implementation is single-threaded.

Options supported by the fuse(8) library are supported. In addition the following options are supported:

- **-o** **offset=N**

  offset N bytes into archive to mount

- **-o** **subdir=PATH**

  mount subdirectory PATH as filesystem root

- **-o** **notify\_pipe=PATH**

  named pipe that will receive 's' (success) or 'f' (failure) when the mountpoint is ready

Here is a selection of generally useful FUSE library options:

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

  print help

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

  show FUSE version

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

  enable debug output (implies **-f**)

- **-f**

  foreground operation

- **-o** **allow\_other**

  allow access by other users

- **-o** **allow\_root**

  allow access by the superuser

## SEE ALSO

fuse(8), fusermount(8), [mount(8)](/mount/8.md), [umount(8)](/umount/8.md)