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# VFS # # Versioning File System #
Versioning File System (uninterestingly abbreviated VFS) is a simple user-space file system implemented on top of Versioning File System (uninterestingly abbreviated VFS) is a simple user-space file system implemented on top of
[FUSE](https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Filesystem_in_Userspace) with the aid of [Bazil ](https://bazil.org/fuse/), [FUSE](https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Filesystem_in_Userspace) with the aid of [Bazil ](https://bazil.org/fuse/),
written in [Golang](https://golang.org/). Development on this project was started as means to learn more about the way written in Golang. Development on this project was started as means to learn more about the way Linux handles file
Linux handles file systems, while at the same time answering a personal need of an easy to understand, transparent systems, while at the same time answering a personal need of an easy to understand, transparent versioning file system
versioning file system for data backup. Although it should not yet be considered to be production ready, VFS is already for data backup. Although it should not yet be considered to be production ready, VFS is already usable in its current
usable in its current state. state.
## Design ## ## Motivation ##
My goal was to build file system which could handle changes to file data and directory structure between mount cycles, My goal was to build file system which could handle changes to file data and directory structure between mount cycles,
in a simple, transparent way. I wanted to avoid storing version information in binary blobs, which are completely in a simple, transparent way. I wanted to avoid storing version information in binary blobs, which are completely
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+ File attributes are modified + File attributes are modified
* Compress shadowed files * Compress shadowed files
* Support for Mac OS X * Support for Mac OS X
## License ##
MIT