ForkFS

ForkFS allows you to sandbox a process's changes to your file system.

Installation

Use prebuilt binaries

Binaries for a number of platforms are available on the release page.

Build from source

$ cargo +nightly install forkfs

To install cargo, follow these instructions.

Usage

Run a command in the sandbox:

$ sudo forkfs run -- <your command>

All file system changes the command makes will only exist within the sandbox and will not modify your real file system.

You can also start a bash shell wherein any command you execute has its file operations sandboxed:

$ sudo -E forkfs run bash

Note: be consistent with your usage of -E. Bare sudo vs sudo -E will likely change the forkfs environment, meaning sessions that appear in sudo will not appear in sudo -E and vice versa.