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23 all non-directory objects will report an st_dev from the lower or
33 and a 'lower' filesystem.  When a name exists in both filesystems, the
35 'lower' filesystem is either hidden or, in the case of directories,
38 It would be more correct to refer to an upper and lower 'directory
42 lower.
44 The lower filesystem can be any filesystem supported by Linux and does
45 not need to be writable.  The lower filesystem can even be another
57 upper and lower filesystems and refers to a non-directory in either,
58 then the lower object is hidden - the name refers only to the upper
61 Where both upper and lower objects are directories, a merged directory
67   mount -t overlay overlay -olowerdir=/lower,upperdir=/upper,\
78 exists, else the lower.
82 directory only.  These attributes of the lower directory are hidden.
87 In order to support rm and rmdir without changing the lower
94 matching name in the lower level is ignored, and the whiteout itself
99 directory in the lower filesystem with the same name is ignored.
105 lower directories are each read and the name lists merged in the
106 obvious way (upper is read first, then lower - entries that already
130 underlying directory (upper or lower).
137 files etc.) are presented either from the upper or lower filesystem as
138 appropriate.  When a file in the lower filesystem is accessed in a way
140 some metadata etc., the file is first copied from the lower filesystem
152 data is copied from the lower to the upper filesystem.  Finally any
162 Multiple lower layers
165 Multiple lower layers can now be given using the the colon (":") as a
173 The specified lower directories will be stacked beginning from the
209 the upper or the lower trees.