ntfstool/ntfstool

WinFSP is a framework for implementing custom file systems on Windows. It enables the creation of user-mode file systems that appear as standard disk drives or network shares to the operating system, allowing developers to implement file system logic in user space via a proxy architecture that avoids the need for custom kernel code. A primary differentiator is its FUSE compatibility layer, which maps POSIX-based file system calls to native Windows requests. This allows existing file systems written for the FUSE API to be ported to Windows and Cygwin environments. The project covers a wide ra

mergerfs is a FUSE-based union filesystem that pools multiple independent filesystems or directories into a single unified mount point. It acts as a proxy to underlying storage, forwarding file operations directly to the filesystem for near-native performance while merging directory listings and attribute changes. The project provides a live, read-write pooled view of storage that aggregates drives of any size without requiring reformatting or data redistribution, and it isolates individual drive failures so that the pool continues serving data from remaining filesystems. The filesystem offer

s3fs-fuse is a FUSE-based filesystem that mounts Amazon S3 buckets and S3-compatible object storage as local directories. It functions as a cloud object storage gateway, translating standard POSIX filesystem calls into RESTful API requests to allow remote objects to be accessed as if they were local files. The project enables the mapping of remote object stores to local paths on Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. It supports integration with third-party S3-compatible providers through the use of custom service URLs and specialized request styles. The system includes capabilities for local data and m

archinstall is a guided installer for the Arch Linux operating system. It provides a mechanism to automate the partitioning, package selection, and configuration of a system through an interactive menu interface or pre-defined configuration profiles. The tool supports both manual and automated deployment. It can function as an interactive installation guide or as an automated deployment utility that loads settings and credentials from external files to perform installations without manual intervention. The project includes capabilities for disk partition management to support single or dual