From: Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Re (2): HOW does 'loop' work ?
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:16:48 -0500
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On 04/25/2011 01:43 PM, no.top.post@gmail.com wrote:
> OK, this suble reason, is what adds complication in understanding
> the 'model', and<loopFS>  existed BEFORE Flash chips.
> What was the motivation/use originally?

Here's a quick real-world example.  You've just downloaded an ISO
image of a file system intended to be burned to a DVD.  You'd like
to look around inside before burning the 4GB DVD:

        mount -o loop,ro somefile.iso /mnt/tmp

Now that whole file system is available just as though you had
burned the DVD and then mounted _that_ on /mnt/tmp.

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Bob Nichols         AT comcast.net I am "RNichols42"