apfs
Apple File System.
Implements filesystem.Filesystem. No cgo, no root.
Status
| Read | Write | Format | Label | Symlinks | On-disk format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | Real APFS on-disk (kext-mountable), GPT-aware |
Supported
- Real APFS read: FS-tree traversal, multi-extent files, xattrs, sealed volumes
- Snapshot read (
OpenSnapshot) - Write & format kext-mountable containers
- FileVault software encryption (
FormatContainerEncrypted) - GPT + Apple DMG output
- POSIX special files
- Container resize (
Resize)
Not implemented
- Snapshot creation gated behind an Apple-private entitlement
- Some encrypted-container fsck stages are Apple-private
Install
go get github.com/go-filesystems/apfs
- Source: https://github.com/go-filesystems/apfs
- API reference: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-filesystems/apfs
Note
See the module's README for full, up-to-date details.