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Linux Userland Filesystem
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<p>The Linux Userland Filesystem (LUFS) is a <a href="/facts/File_System/FdPm90uc">File System</a> on <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, which is similar to <a href="/facts/Filesystem_in_Userspace/RnSLIf1H">FUSE</a> in that a file system driver provides a bridge from <a href="/facts/Kernel_mode/27y4kjHs">kernel mode</a> to user mode. With LUFS it is possible, among other things, to <a href="/facts/Mount_(computing)/INDgdDX9">mount</a> remote directories via <a href="/facts/Secure_Shell/wjVRw5zv">SSH</a>, <a href="/facts/File_Transfer_Protocol/THuWgzfw">FTP</a> or <a href="/facts/Gnutella/canem2yq">Gnutella</a>. As with FUSE, an LUFS filesystem can be developed with little effort comparable with a normal application. With the addition of FUSE in the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a> LUFS has lost its relevance and is no longer being developed. Filesystems developed using LUFS can be used on FUSE with a translator layer called lufis. </p>