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encfs manpage: Document --nocache

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@ -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