A loop device allows any file to be mounted as a filesystem image. Not to be confused with a loopback interface in networking.
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What is a “loop device” when mounting?
I am doing a mounting of an iso file and looking at this tutorial. They use the command:
$ mount -o loop disk1.iso /mnt/disk
I'm trying to understand the use of -o loop. So I have two questions:
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slitaz 4.0 grub2 loopback concatenate multiple initrd images
I'm trying to get slitaz 4.0 ISO to boot using a grub2 loopback on a multiboot USB;
insmod font
if loadfont /boot/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
insmod gfxterm
# insmod efi_gop
# insmod efi_uga
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When mounting, when should I use a loop device?
According to the following question:
What is a "loop device" when mounting?
A loop device is a file that acts as a block-based device. While I can understand that conceptually, how is this ...
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How to iterate through a comma-separated list and execute a command for each entry
I have been give a command which outputs a comma-separated list for autosys jobs in the variable $all_jobs:
box=box-of-jobs;all_jobs=$(jobscout -box $box | egrep "^\w+" | tr '\n' ',' | sed s/.$//);
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