.TH ARCHFS 4.SH NAMEarchfs \- mount a mkfs archive.SH SYNOPSIS.B archfs[.B -ab] [.B -s] [.B -m mountpoint].I archfile [.I prefix ...].SH DESCRIPTION.I Archfsmounts at.IR mountpoint(default:.BR /mnt/arch ),a read-only file system representing the contents of .IR archfile ,which is a file of the format produced by.IR mkfs (8)with the.B -aoption.Typically the archive file will have been created by .IR mkfs (8)or.IR create (8).Any.I prefixnames limit the file system's contents to files and directories in thearchive whose path names start with one of the prefixes..PPThe.B -aand.B -boptions cause the archive contents to be mounted after or before themount point's existing contents, in a union dirctory (see.IR bind (1)for details).Normally the archive contents replace the contents of.IR mountpoint .The.B -soption causes the rest of the archive to be skipped once a file is found in the archive whichdoes not start with any of the given prefixes. This is useful an archive is known to startwith a description of its contents (eg, the.B /wrapdirectory provided by.IR create (8)),and that is all that is needed under.IR mountpoint ..SH SOURCE.B /appl/cmd/archfs.b.SH SEE ALSO.IR tarfs (4),.IR mkfs (8),.IR create (8)