--- /sys/man/4/ftpfs Tue Jan 17 18:13:59 2012 +++ ftpfs.man Tue Feb 13 16:36:05 2018 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ .SH SYNOPSIS .B ftpfs [ -.B -/dqnt +.B -/dqntc ] [ .B -m @@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ To see all messages from the server use option .BR -d . .PP +By default ftpfs does not cache directories from the remote server. The +.BR -c +flag enables directory caching, but this may result in an outdated view of remote files available. +.PP Some systems will hangup an ftp connection that has no activity for a given period. The .BR -K @@ -183,13 +187,9 @@ However, walking to any valid directory on that machine will succeed and cause that directory entry to appear under the mount point. .PP -.I Ftpfs -caches files and directories. A directory will fall from the cache -after 5 quiescent minutes or if the local user changes the -directory by writing or removing a file. -Otherwise, remote +If caching is active, remote changes to the directory that occur after the directory has -been cached might not be immediately visible. +been cached will not be visible. Attempting to walk to .IB directory /.flush.ftpfs will flush