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Created October 1, 2016 15:09
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Create and use loop device
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Create and use loop device
dd if=/dev/zero of=/virtual_drive bs=1G count=1
mkfs -t ext4 /virtual_drive
mkdir -p /mnt/virtual_device
mount -t ext4 -o loop /virtual_drive /mnt/virtual_device
To view loop device list:
losetup -a
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