diff --git a/examples/osfs/cmd/osfs/main.go b/examples/osfs/cmd/osfs/main.go
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+++ b/examples/osfs/cmd/osfs/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+Package main mounts an osfs on a directory.
+*/
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"bazil.org/fuse"
+	"bazil.org/fuse/examples/osfs"
+	"bazil.org/fuse/fs"
+)
+
+func usage() {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage of %s:\n  %s BASEDIR MOUNTPOINT\n", os.Args[0], os.Args[0])
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
+}
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Usage = usage
+	flag.Parse()
+	if flag.NArg() != 2 {
+		usage()
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := do(os.Args[1], os.Args[2]); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
+
+func do(baseDirPath string, mountpoint string) (retErr error) {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(mountpoint, 0777); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	conn, err := fuse.Mount(
+		mountpoint,
+		fuse.FSName("os"),
+		fuse.Subtype("osfs"),
+		fuse.VolumeName("osfs"),
+		fuse.LocalVolume(),
+		fuse.MaxReadahead(1<<32-1),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := conn.Close(); err != nil && retErr == nil {
+			retErr = err
+		}
+	}()
+	if err := fs.Serve(conn, osfs.New(baseDirPath)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	<-conn.Ready
+	return conn.MountError
+}
diff --git a/examples/osfs/osfs.go b/examples/osfs/osfs.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osfs/osfs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+/*
+Package osfs implements a file system that functions as a pass-through
+to the os file system. Not all features are supported.
+*/
+package osfs // import "bazil.org/fuse/examples/osfs"
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"bazil.org/fuse"
+	"bazil.org/fuse/fs"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+// New returns a new pass-through fs.FS.
+//
+// Not optimized at all.
+func New(path string) fs.FS {
+	return &filesystem{path}
+}
+
+type filesystem struct {
+	path string
+}
+
+func (f *filesystem) Root() (fs.Node, error) {
+	return &dir{node{f.path}}, nil
+}
+
+type node struct {
+	path string
+}
+
+func (n *node) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) (retErr error) {
+	stat, err := os.Stat(n.path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	attr.Size = uint64(stat.Size())
+	attr.Mode = stat.Mode()
+	attr.Mtime = stat.ModTime()
+	if st, ok := stat.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
+		attr.Inode = st.Ino
+		attr.Blocks = uint64(st.Blocks)
+		attr.Atime = time.Unix(st.Atim.Unix())
+		attr.Ctime = time.Unix(st.Ctim.Unix())
+		attr.Nlink = uint32(st.Nlink)
+		attr.Uid = st.Uid
+		attr.Gid = st.Gid
+		attr.Rdev = uint32(st.Rdev)
+		attr.BlockSize = uint32(st.Blksize)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *node) Setattr(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.SetattrRequest, response *fuse.SetattrResponse) (retErr error) {
+	if request.Valid.Uid() || request.Valid.Gid() {
+		uid, gid := -1, -1
+		if request.Valid.Uid() {
+			uid = int(request.Uid)
+		}
+		if request.Valid.Gid() {
+			gid = int(request.Gid)
+		}
+		if err := os.Chown(n.path, uid, gid); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if request.Valid.Mode() {
+		if err := os.Chmod(n.path, request.Mode); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if request.Valid.Size() {
+		if err := os.Truncate(n.path, int64(request.Size)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if request.Valid.Mtime() || request.Valid.Atime() {
+		var mtime, atime time.Time
+		if !request.Valid.Mtime() || !request.Valid.Atime() {
+			stat, err := os.Stat(n.path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			mtime = stat.ModTime()
+			if st, ok := stat.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
+				atime = time.Unix(st.Atim.Unix())
+			} else {
+				atime = time.Now()
+			}
+		}
+		if request.Valid.Mtime() {
+			mtime = request.Mtime
+		}
+		if request.Valid.Atime() {
+			atime = request.Atime
+		}
+		if err := os.Chtimes(n.path, mtime, atime); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type dir struct {
+	node
+}
+
+func (d *dir) Create(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.CreateRequest, response *fuse.CreateResponse) (_ fs.Node, _ fs.Handle, retErr error) {
+	file := &file{node{filepath.Join(d.path, request.Name)}}
+	handle, err := file.openFile(int(request.Flags), request.Mode)
+	return file, handle, err
+}
+
+func (d *dir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (_ fs.Node, retErr error) {
+	path := filepath.Join(d.path, name)
+	stat, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, fuse.ENOENT
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if stat.IsDir() {
+		return &dir{node{path}}, nil
+	}
+	return &file{node{path}}, nil
+}
+
+func (d *dir) Mkdir(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.MkdirRequest) (_ fs.Node, retErr error) {
+	path := filepath.Join(d.path, request.Name)
+	if err := os.Mkdir(path, request.Mode); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &dir{node{path}}, nil
+}
+
+func (d *dir) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (_ []fuse.Dirent, retErr error) {
+	stats, err := ioutil.ReadDir(d.path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	dirents := make([]fuse.Dirent, len(stats))
+	for i, stat := range stats {
+		t := fuse.DT_Unknown
+		switch stat.Mode() & os.ModeType {
+		case os.ModeDir:
+			t = fuse.DT_Dir
+		case os.ModeSymlink:
+			t = fuse.DT_Link
+		case os.ModeNamedPipe:
+			t = fuse.DT_FIFO
+		case os.ModeSocket:
+			t = fuse.DT_Socket
+		case os.ModeDevice:
+			if stat.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice == 0 {
+				t = fuse.DT_Block
+			} else {
+				t = fuse.DT_Char
+			}
+		case 0:
+			t = fuse.DT_File
+		}
+		dirents[i] = fuse.Dirent{
+			Name: filepath.Base(stat.Name()),
+			Type: t,
+		}
+	}
+	return dirents, nil
+}
+
+func (d *dir) Remove(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
+	return os.Remove(filepath.Join(d.path, request.Name))
+}
+
+type file struct {
+	node
+}
+
+func (f *file) Open(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.OpenRequest, response *fuse.OpenResponse) (_ fs.Handle, retErr error) {
+	return f.openFile(int(request.Flags), 0666)
+}
+
+func (f *file) openFile(flags int, mode os.FileMode) (fs.Handle, error) {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(f.path, flags, mode)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &handle{f.node, file}, nil
+}
+
+type handle struct {
+	node
+	f *os.File
+}
+
+func (h *handle) Read(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.ReadRequest, response *fuse.ReadResponse) (retErr error) {
+	if _, err := h.f.Seek(request.Offset, 0); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	buffer := make([]byte, request.Size)
+	n, err := h.f.Read(buffer)
+	response.Data = buffer[:n]
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *handle) Write(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.WriteRequest, response *fuse.WriteResponse) (retErr error) {
+	if _, err := h.f.Seek(request.Offset, 0); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n, err := h.f.Write(request.Data)
+	response.Size = n
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *handle) Fsync(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.FsyncRequest) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *handle) Release(ctx context.Context, request *fuse.ReleaseRequest) error {
+	return h.f.Close()
+}