IAN(8)

NAME
ian - refuse-based internet access node - ftp/http file system

SYNOPSIS
ian [-v] [-d cache-directory] mount_point

DESCRIPTION
The ian utility is a refuse-based virtual file system, and can be used to access files on remote machines via the ftp and http protocols. The ian utility makes use of the virtdir(3) virtual directory routines, and the libfetch remote access routines from FreeBSD.

The URL is provided as a path below the mountpoint, and is retrieved from the remote location using the associated scheme. The file is cached in the local cache directory, which can be manipulated using the d command line option. The default location is /tmp.

The ian utility makes use of the virtdir(3) virtual directory routines.

The refuse(3) library is used to provide the file system features.

The mandatory parameter is the local mount point.

The ian utility was designed to be a BSD-licensed, refuse-based implementation of the functionality provided by the older alex utility.

SEE ALSO
librefuse(3), puffs(3), virtdir(3).

HISTORY
The ian utility first appeared in NetBSD 5.0.