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Filesystem in Userspace
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<p>Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a <a href="/facts/Software_interface/zdfp8unT">software interface</a> for <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> and <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> computer <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a> that lets non-privileged users create their own <a href="/facts/File_system/FdPm90uc">file systems</a> without editing <a href="/facts/Kernel_(operating_system)/uEj4U3Rz">kernel</a> code. This is achieved by running file system code in <a href="/facts/User_space/0yIzMY8t">user space</a> while the FUSE module provides only a bridge to the actual kernel interfaces. </p><p>FUSE is available for <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a>, <a href="/facts/OpenBSD/xmPS9tek">OpenBSD</a>, <a href="/facts/NetBSD/PTm5HWls">NetBSD</a> (as <a href="/facts/PUFFS_(NetBSD)/2uENTLz0">puffs</a>), <a href="/facts/OpenSolaris/7q5ouhPa">OpenSolaris</a>, <a href="/facts/Minix_3/vnerKq0a">Minix 3</a>, <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>, <a href="/facts/MorphOS/xWSeUeWM">MorphOS</a> (as filesysbox.library), and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>. </p><p>FUSE is <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free software</a> originally released under the terms of the <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a> and the <a href="/facts/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License/AXwkz9x3">GNU Lesser General Public License</a>. </p>