# Install curlftpfs with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman Filesystem for accessing FTP hosts based on FUSE and libcurl. Version 0.9.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:curlftpfs ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install curlftpfs ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install curlftpfs ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: fuse/curlftpfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add curlftpfs ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: curlftpfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install curlftpfs ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: curlftpfs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install curlftpfs ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: curlftpfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S curlftpfs ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: curlftpfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:curlftpfs - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.2 - **Source summary:** Filesystem for accessing FTP hosts based on FUSE and libcurl - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-21T14:55:56-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - curlftpfs (cli) - curlftpfs (alias) ## Dependencies - curl - glib - libfuse@2 ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - 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: 0.9.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage CurlFtpFS is a FUSE filesystem that mounts FTP servers as local directories while delegating transfer behavior to libcurl. ### Project history The official project page describes CurlFtpFS as a filesystem for accessing FTP hosts based on FUSE and libcurl. SourceForge lists the project as registered in 2006, alpha status, GPLv2 licensed, and brought by the user braga. ### Adoption history CurlFtpFS occupied the practical Unix niche between command-line FTP clients and full file synchronization tools: it let users mount an FTP server and then use ordinary tools such as ls, cd, cp, mv, and editors. SourceForge's file browser shows the 0.9.2 tarball line under the project's downloads, and the supplied package-manager facts show continued packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, and Alpine-like ecosystems. ### How it is used The official site demonstrates creating a mount point, mounting an FTP URL with curlftpfs, and then browsing the remote tree with shell commands. It highlights SSL/TLS support, tunneling HTTP proxies, reconnecting after server timeouts, and rewriting absolute symlinks back into the FTP filesystem. ### Why package nerds care CurlFtpFS is package-nerd relevant because it combines three packaging-sensitive layers: FUSE integration, libcurl feature support, and mount-helper behavior. It also represents a once-common era of packaging small FUSE filesystems for network protocols before cloud object stores and WebDAV/SFTP workflows displaced many FTP use cases. ### Timeline - 2006: Project registered on SourceForge. - 2008: SourceForge file listing shows the curlftpfs download tree modified on 2008-05-28. - 2013: SourceForge summary records the last project update as 2013-05-02. ### Related projects - FUSE, libcurl, sshfs, lftpfs, and other FTPFS-style filesystems are the closest related packaging neighbors. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.netrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** curlftpfs - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - curlftpfs - 0.9.2-10: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: curlftpfs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | filesystem to access FTP hosts based on FUSE and cURL | http://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net - apk - curlftpfs - 0.9.2-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: curlftpfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fuse mount FTP server | https://sourceforge.net/projects/curlftpfs/ - apk - curlftpfs-doc - 0.9.2-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: curlftpfs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fuse mount FTP server (documentation) | https://sourceforge.net/projects/curlftpfs/ - dnf - curlftpfs - 0.9.2-43.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: curlftpfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | CurlFtpFS is a filesystem for accessing FTP hosts based on FUSE and libcurl | http://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net/ - pacman - curlftpfs - 0.9.2-10: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: curlftpfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A filesystem for acessing FTP hosts based on FUSE and libcurl. | http://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net/ - MacPorts - curlftpfs: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: fuse/curlftpfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [curl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/curl/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bonnie++](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bonnie/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, networking. - [copyparty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/copyparty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ftp, networking. - [doh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, libcurl, networking. - [duck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ftp, networking. - [felinks](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/felinks/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ftp, networking. - [ii](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ii/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, networking. - [inetutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/inetutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ftp, networking. - [lftp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lftp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ftp, networking. - [jnettop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jnettop/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, glib, hosts, networking. - [bitchx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bitchx/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: based, cli, networking. - [bittwist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bittwist/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: based, cli, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/curlftpfs.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/curlftpfs.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