jmtpfs
FUSE filesystem for accessing MTP devices like Android phones
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
jmtpfs [options] mountpoint
DESCRIPTION
jmtpfs is a FUSE filesystem that exposes MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) devices — Android phones, tablets, cameras, and portable media players — as regular directories. It is built on top of libmtp and libusb and provides read/write access to device storage without requiring root.Only one process may talk to an MTP device at a time, so unlock the phone and dismiss any "USB mode" dialog before mounting. Multiple storages (internal, SD card) appear as separate top-level directories inside the mount point.
PARAMETERS
-l
List available MTP devices and exit.-device=bus,dev
Mount the device at the given USB bus and device number.-o options
Pass FUSE mount options (e.g. `allow_other`, `uid=1000`, `gid=1000`, `fsname=phone`).-f
Run in the foreground (do not daemonize).-d
Enable FUSE debug output (implies `-f`).-s
Disable multi-threaded operation.-h, --help
Display help information.-V, --version
Display version information.
CAVEATS
MTP is session-based: file metadata such as size and modification time may update slowly, and random-access writes to existing files are not supported by the protocol (files are typically rewritten in full). Always unmount with fusermount -u before disconnecting the device, and re-plug the cable if the device becomes unresponsive.
SEE ALSO
fusermount(1), fuser(1)
