diff --git a/encfs/encfs.pod b/encfs/encfs.pod index 125ca1e..d4e9abd 100644 --- a/encfs/encfs.pod +++ b/encfs/encfs.pod @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ For example, the following would create an encrypted view in /tmp/crypt-view. encfs --reverse /home/me /tmp/crypt-view You could then copy the /tmp/crypt-view directory in order to have a copy of -the encrypted data. You must also keep a copy of the file /home/me/.encfs5 +the encrypted data. You must also keep a copy of the file /home/me/.encfs6.xml which contains the filesystem information. Together, the two can be used to reproduce the unencrypted data: @@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ Now /tmp/plain-view contains the same data as /home/me Note that B<--reverse> mode only works with limited configuration options, so many settings may be disabled when used. +=item B<--nocache> + +Disable the kernel's cache of file attributes. +Setting this option makes EncFS pass "attr_timeout=0" and "entry_timeout=0" to +FUSE. This makes sure that modifications to the backing files that occour +outside EncFS show up immediately in the EncFS mount. The main use case +for "--nocache" is reverse mode. + =item B<--standard> If creating a new filesystem, this automatically selects standard configuration