Loop device
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loop-device-246-17654783
title:
Loop device
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In Unix-like operating systems, a loop device, vnd, or lofi is a pseudo-device that makes a computer file accessible as a block device. Before use, a loop device must be connected to an extant file in the file system. The association provides the user with an application programming interface (API) that allows the file to be used in place of a block special file. Thus, if the file contains an entire file system, the file may then be mounted as if it were a disk device. Files of this kind are oft
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Unix pseudo-device
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device
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2024-02-12T02:06:31Z
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