mount -o loop wat does this command do

**vickey_20** · 05-30-2009

I read the man paged but they are really confusing as I don't understand what loop devices really are. I came across a code

Code:

mount -o loop initrd-2.20-8.img /win

Now I know that It mounts the Img onto the /win access point but why have they used a "loop" in the mount command

**MikeTbob** · 05-30-2009

linux mount -o loop - Google Search

**flakblas** · 05-31-2009

Originally Posted by MikeTbob

linux mount -o loop - Google Search

lol. You have to check out letmegooglethatforyou.com.

**flakblas** · 05-31-2009

Originally Posted by vickey_20

I read the man paged but they are really confusing as I don't understand what loop devices really are. I came across a code

Code:

mount -o loop initrd-2.20-8.img /win

Now I know that It mounts the Img onto the /win access point but why have they used a "loop" in the mount command

Ok enough jokes. Long story short, it's just what allows you to mount a regular file as a device.

**MikeTbob** · 05-31-2009

Originally Posted by flakblas

lol. You have to check out letmegooglethatforyou.com.

ROFL, now that's funny. Thanks for that.

**vickey_20** · 05-31-2009

ok thanks for replying and making milieu humorous but where are such mount normally used.

**MikeTbob** · 05-31-2009

Originally Posted by vickey_20

ok thanks for replying and making milieu humorous but where are such mount normally used.

perhaps you have an ISO image on your hard drive and you don't want to burn it to a CD disk, then you could use the above command to mount it and then it will be accessible as a normal CDrom.

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normally when??

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