# Install bindfs with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper FUSE file system for mounting to another location. Version 1.18.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bindfs ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bindfs ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install bindfs ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: fuse/bindfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add bindfs ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bindfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install bindfs ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: bindfs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install bindfs ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bindfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#bindfs ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bi/bindfs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install bindfs ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bindfs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bindfs - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.18.4 - **Source summary:** FUSE file system for mounting to another location - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bindfs (cli) - bindfs (alias) ## Dependencies - libfuse ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.18.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://bindfs.org/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage bindfs is a FUSE filesystem that mirrors one directory at another mount point while changing ownership, permissions, and creation behavior. ### Project history GitHub metadata shows the public repository was created on 2011-07-08. The official README describes bindfs as similar to `mount --bind`, but with permission rewriting and non-root usability through FUSE. ### Adoption history bindfs has a steady Unix package footprint because it solves a practical filesystem-admin problem without a large service. The input package facts list apk, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE packages, and the official downloads page shows a long source-release series from 1.0 through 1.18.4. ### How it is used Common uses include making a directory read-only, hiding executable bits, sharing a tree with selected users or groups, changing permission bits with chmod-like rules, and controlling permissions used for newly created files. ### Why package nerds care bindfs is package-nerd useful because it packages a policy layer around ordinary directory trees: a tiny mount command can replace ad hoc copies, ACL experiments, or custom synchronization scripts when the real need is just a different view of the same files. ### Timeline - 2011-07-08: GitHub repository created. - 2011-2026: Official downloads page records releases from bindfs 1.0 through 1.18.4. - 2026: Repository metadata shows continued maintenance activity. ### Related projects - Related projects and facilities include FUSE/libfuse, fuse-t, MacFUSE, FreeBSD fuse4bsd, Linux bind mounts, overlayfs, sshfs, and union filesystems. ### Sources - GitHub repository metadata from api.github.com. - Official bindfs README/homepage. - Official bindfs downloads page. - Package adoption from source_facts.package-manager. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: /etc/fstab ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bindfs - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - bindfs - 1.14.7-1.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: bindfs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | mirrors or overlays a local directory with altered permissions | https://bindfs.org - Nix - bindfs: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bi/bindfs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - bindfs - 1.14.7-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bindfs from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | mirrors or overlays a local directory with altered permissions | https://bindfs.org - apk - bindfs - 1.17.7-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bindfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FUSE filesystem for mirroring a directory to another directory | https://bindfs.org - apk - bindfs-doc - 1.17.7-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bindfs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FUSE filesystem for mirroring a directory to another directory (documentation) | https://bindfs.org - dnf - bindfs - 1.18.4-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bindfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Fuse filesystem to mirror a directory | https://bindfs.org/ - zypper - bindfs - 1.18.4-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bindfs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Filesystem for mapping directories with alternate permissions | https://bindfs.org/ - MacPorts - bindfs: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: fuse/bindfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [libfuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libfuse/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [hf-mount](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hf-mount/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, mount, system. - [ifuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ifuse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, mount, system. - [afuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/afuse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [avfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [acl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [attr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/attr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [convmv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convmv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [cpmtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpmtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [squashfuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/squashfuse/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, filesystem, fuse, libfuse, mount. - [sshfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sshfs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, file, filesystem, fuse, libfuse. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bindfs.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bindfs.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph