jbofs is a small CLI for managing files across multiple independent filesystem roots while exposing a separate logical
namespace of symlinks.
jbofs is not a pooled filesystem; it is an explicit storage workflow built around a symlink farm with independent
roots.
$ jbofs init # configure roots and logical view, interactively
$ jbofs cp --disk disk-01 movie.mov /srv/jbofs/logical/movies/movie.mov # explicit placement
$ jbofs cp --policy most-free movie2.mov /srv/jbofs/logical/movies/movie2.mov # policy-driven placement
$ vlc /srv/jbofs/logical/movies/movie.mov # ... use data for something ...
$ jbofs rm /srv/jbofs/logical/movies/movie.mov # cleanup symlink and data
Due to its simplicity ("just a bunch of filesystems and symlinks"), jbofs can also be used with regular binutils:
$ rm /srv/jbofs/logical/movies/movie2.mov # orphan data
$ jbofs doctor # diagnose issues, eg: P0003 -- missing symlink
$ jbofs sync # create symlinks to unorphan data
$ rm /mnt/nvme-S5P2NG0R608249J/CLAUDE.md # orphan symlink
$ jbofs doctor # diagnose again, eg: L0006 -- missing target
$ jbofs prune # rm orphaned symlink