encfs
Mounts or creates encrypted virtual filesystems.
See also fusermount
, which can unmount filesystems mounted by this command.
More information: https://github.com/vgough/encfs.
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Initialize or mount an encrypted filesystem:
encfs {{/path/to/cipher_dir}} {{/path/to/mount_point}}
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Initialize an encrypted filesystem with standard settings:
encfs --standard {{/path/to/cipher_dir}} {{/path/to/mount_point}}
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Run encfs in the foreground instead of spawning a daemon:
encfs -f {{/path/to/cipher_dir}} {{/path/to/mount_point}}
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Mount an encrypted snapshot of a plain directory:
encfs --reverse {{path/to/plain_dir}} {{path/to/cipher_dir}}
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