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A hi-tech prank based on FUSE. Because even the Unix programmers just want to have fun. :-)

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Description:

Yes, I know, sometimes I'm an horrible person, but even the Unix programmers just want to have fun. :-)

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FEATURES:

" Trollfs permits to create and "overmount" a fake in-memory file system (using FUSE) that reproduce almost exactly the structure of the sub-tree present in the mount point, but, for each read request returns fake data instead of the real content, The payload is freely configurable creating o modifying the files present in the payloads' directory. A file created in that directory, with an extension related to one or more real files present in the original directory, will be used as fake data".

Prerequisites:

  • C++11 compiler;
  • libfuse
  • libmagic

Tested on:

  • Ubuntu 16.10
  • Debian 7.11 (Wheezy)

Installation:

  • launch the configure script: ./configure
  • Compile the program: make
  • Install the program and the man page (optional): sudo make install

Instructions:

See the man page included in the release.

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