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+# ehs5fs
+FUSE filesystem for EHS5/BGS5 modems
+
+usage: ehs5fs [fuse options] device mountpoint
+   --version          show software version inforamtion
+   --readonly         disable any writting operations
+   --debug            start in debug mode
+
+example: ./ehs5fs /dev/ttyUSB0 ~/tmp1/