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.\"
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft
.\"
-.TH fuse 4 2023-05-03 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.TH fuse 4 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7"
.SH NAME
fuse \- Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) device
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Those implementing a FUSE filesystem may wish to make use of
a user-space library such as
.I libfuse
that abstracts away the low-level interface.
-.PP
+.P
At its core, FUSE is a simple client-server protocol, in which the Linux
kernel is the client and the daemon is the server.
After obtaining a file descriptor for this device, the daemon may
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ through the first file descriptor (and vice versa).
.SS The basic protocol
Every message that is read by the daemon begins with a header described by
the following structure:
-.PP
+.P
.in +4n
.EX
struct fuse_in_header {
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@ struct fuse_in_header {
};
.EE
.in
-.PP
+.P
The header is followed by a variable-length data portion
(which may be empty) specific to the requested operation
(the requested operation is indicated by
.IR opcode ).
-.PP
+.P
The daemon should then process the request and if applicable send
a reply (almost all operations require a reply; if they do not,
this is documented below), by performing a
.BR write (2)
to the file descriptor.
All replies must start with the following header:
-.PP
+.P
.in +4n
.EX
struct fuse_out_header {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct fuse_out_header {
};
.EE
.in
-.PP
+.P
This header is also followed by (potentially empty) variable-sized
data depending on the executed request.
However, if the reply is an error reply (i.e.,
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ file descriptor that has not been mounted.
Linux.
.SH NOTES
The following messages are not yet documented in this manual page:
-.PP
+.P
.\" FIXME: Document the following.
.in +4n
.EX