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Signed-off-by: Alexander Larsson <[email protected]>
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50 changes: 42 additions & 8 deletions man/mount.composefs.md
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mount.composefs - mount a composefs filesystem image

# SYNOPSIS
**mount.composefs** *IMAGE* *TARGETDIR*
**mount.composefs** [-o OPTIONS] *IMAGE* *TARGETDIR*

# DESCRIPTION

The composefs project uses EROFS to store metadata, and a distinct
underlying backing store for regular files. At runtime, composefs
uses `overlayfs` on top of a loopback mount.
The composefs project uses EROFS image file to store metadata, and one
or more separate directories containing content-addressed backing data
for regular files.

**mount.composefs**
**mount.composefs** mounts such an EROFS file in combination with a given
set of basedir at the specified location. It can be called directly, or
as a mount helper by running `mount -t composefst ...`.

# OPTIONS

The provided *IMAGE* argument must be a valid composefs (EROFS)
metadata image. The *TARGETDIR* will be used as a mount target.

**mount.composefs** accepts the following options:
**mount.composefs** accepts the following colon-separated mount
options when passed via the `-o OPTIONS` argument.

**\-\-basedir**=*PATH*
**basedir**=*PATH*
: This path will be used to resolve non-empty file references
stored in the composefs metadata image. A primary use case is to have
this be the same path provided to `mkcomposefs --digest-store`.
this be the same path provided to `mkcomposefs --digest-store=PATH`.

Multiple paths can be specified, separated by `:`.

**digest**=*DIGEST*
: The image file is validated to have the specified fs-verity digest
before being used. This allows a chain of trust the ensures only
the expected data is ever visible in the mount.

This option also implies **verity**.

**verity**
: If this is specified, all files in the *IMAGE* must specify an fs-verity
digest, and all the files in the base dirs must have a matching fs-verity
digest.

Note: This needs support for the overlayfs "verity" option in the
kernel, which was added in 6.6rc1.

**ro**
: Mounts the filesystem read-only. This is mainly useful when using
**upperdir** as unlayered composefs images are naturally readonly.

**rw**
: Overrides a previous **ro** option

**upperdir**
: Specify an upper dir in the overlayfs mount that composefs uses. This allows
a writable layer on top of the composefs image. See overlayfs docs for details.

**workdir**
: Specifies an overlayfs workdir to go with **upperdir**.

# SEE ALSO

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static void usage(const char *argv0)
{
const char *bin = basename(argv0);
fprintf(stderr,
"usage: %s [-t type] [-o opt[,opts..]] IMAGE MOUNTPOINT\n"
"Example:\n"
" %s -o basedir=/composefs/objects exampleimage.cfs /mnt/exampleimage\n",
argv0, argv0);
" %s -o basedir=/composefs/objects exampleimage.cfs /mnt/exampleimage\n"
"or, as a mount helper:\n"
" mount -t composefs -o basedir=/composefs/objects exampleimage.cfs /mnt/exampleimage\n"
"\n"
"Supported options:\n"
" basedir=PATH[:PATH] Specify location of basedir(s)\n"
" digest=DIGEST Specify required image digest\n"
" verity Require all files to have specified and valid fs-verity digests\n"
" ro Read only\n"
" rw Read/write\n"
" upperdir Overlayfs upperdir\n"
" workdir Overlayfs workdir\n",
bin, bin);
}

static void unescape_option(char *s)
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