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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=====
+NTFS3
+=====
+
+Summary and Features
+====================
+
+NTFS3 is fully functional NTFS Read-Write driver. The driver works with NTFS
+versions up to 3.1. File system type to use on mount is *ntfs3*.
+
+- This driver implements NTFS read/write support for normal, sparse and
+  compressed files.
+- Supports native journal replaying.
+- Supports NFS export of mounted NTFS volumes.
+- Supports extended attributes. Predefined extended attributes:
+
+	- *system.ntfs_security* gets/sets security
+
+		Descriptor: SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_RELATIVE
+
+	- *system.ntfs_attrib* gets/sets ntfs file/dir attributes.
+
+	  Note: Applied to empty files, this allows to switch type between
+	  sparse(0x200), compressed(0x800) and normal.
+
+Mount Options
+=============
+
+The list below describes mount options supported by NTFS3 driver in addition to
+generic ones. You can use every mount option with **no** option. If it is in
+this table marked with no it means default is without **no**.
+
+.. flat-table::
+   :widths: 1 5
+   :fill-cells:
+
+   * - iocharset=name
+     - This option informs the driver how to interpret path strings and
+       translate them to Unicode and back. If this option is not set, the
+       default codepage will be used (CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT).
+
+       Example: iocharset=utf8
+
+   * - uid=
+     - :rspan:`1`
+   * - gid=
+
+   * - umask=
+     - Controls the default permissions for files/directories created after
+       the NTFS volume is mounted.
+
+   * - dmask=
+     - :rspan:`1` Instead of specifying umask which applies both to files and
+       directories, fmask applies only to files and dmask only to directories.
+   * - fmask=
+
+   * - noacsrules
+     - "No access rules" mount option sets access rights for files/folders to
+       777 and owner/group to root. This mount option absorbs all other
+       permissions.
+
+       - Permissions change for files/folders will be reported as successful,
+	 but they will remain 777.
+
+       - Owner/group change will be reported as successful, butthey will stay
+	 as root.
+
+   * - nohidden
+     - Files with the Windows-specific HIDDEN (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN) attribute
+       will not be shown under Linux.
+
+   * - sys_immutable
+     - Files with the Windows-specific SYSTEM (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM) attribute
+       will be marked as system immutable files.
+
+   * - discard
+     - Enable support of the TRIM command for improved performance on delete
+       operations, which is recommended for use with the solid-state drives
+       (SSD).
+
+   * - force
+     - Forces the driver to mount partitions even if volume is marked dirty.
+       Not recommended for use.
+
+   * - sparse
+     - Create new files as sparse.
+
+   * - showmeta
+     - Use this parameter to show all meta-files (System Files) on a mounted
+       NTFS partition. By default, all meta-files are hidden.
+
+   * - prealloc
+     - Preallocate space for files excessively when file size is increasing on
+       writes. Decreases fragmentation in case of parallel write operations to
+       different files.
+
+   * - acl
+     - Support POSIX ACLs (Access Control Lists). Effective if supported by
+       Kernel. Not to be confused with NTFS ACLs. The option specified as acl
+       enables support for POSIX ACLs.
+
+Todo list
+=========
+- Full journaling support over JBD. Currently journal replaying is supported
+  which is not necessarily as effectice as JBD would be.
+
+References
+==========
+- Commercial version of the NTFS driver for Linux.
+	https://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-linux-professional/
+
+- Direct e-mail address for feedback and requests on the NTFS3 implementation.
+	almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com