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Filtered read-only filesystem for FUSE. Version 1.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21.
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Package summary
Filtered read-only filesystem for FUSE
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rofs-filtered
history
Project history and usage
rofs-filtered mounts an existing directory tree as a read-only FUSE filesystem while hiding or selecting paths according to regular expressions.
Project history
Gabriel Burca developed rofs-filtered from the earlier ROFS read-only FUSE filesystem, adding regular-expression filtering over the exposed directory tree.
Adoption history
The project was packaged by Homebrew for macOS and is catalogued by the official libfuse filesystem wiki. Its scope remains that of a specialized filesystem utility rather than a general storage platform.
How it is used
Users mount a writable source tree at a separate read-only location and supply filtering rules in rofs-filtered.rc. The official examples cover hiding duplicate FLAC or MP3 files and exposing only JPEG derivatives of camera raw files. Alternate configuration files can be selected per mount with the config option.
Why package nerds care
rofs-filtered is useful to filesystem enthusiasts because it composes a read-only FUSE view with regex-driven visibility rules. It demonstrates how a narrowly focused userspace filesystem can solve media-library and application-isolation problems without modifying the underlying tree.
Timeline
- Project origin: Derived from the ROFS read-only filesystem for FUSE.
- Later adoption: Packaged for macOS through Homebrew.
Related projects
- FUSE/libfuse: userspace filesystem framework used by rofs-filtered.
- ROFS: earlier read-only FUSE filesystem on which rofs-filtered is based.
Sources
- Official README: https://github.com/gburca/rofs-filtered#readme
- Official libfuse filesystem catalog: https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/wiki/filesystems
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/usr/local/etc/rofs-filtered.rc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rofs-filtered | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version1.7
manager updated2026-06-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/gburca/rofs-filtered
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/gburca/rofs-filterednone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rofs-filtered |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rofs-filtered |
| Homepage | https://github.com/gburca/rofs-filtered/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/gburca/rofs-filtered |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/gburca/rofs-filtered/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/gburca/rofs-filtered/archive/refs/tags/rel-1.7.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21T17:27:16-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libfuse@2 |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rofs-filtered |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
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