How to create loop devices on Linux

Posted by linuxer on Mar 5, 2022 5:43 PM EDT
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A loop device is a pseudo-device which doesn’t correspond to a real, physical block device, but can be used to make a file appear and be treated like one. To manage loop devices on Linux, we can use the losetup command: the utility let us create new loop devices, detach them and retrieve information about existing ones.

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