losetup

Set up and control loop devices. More information: <https://manned.org/losetup>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/losetup.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install mount
Ubuntu
apt-get install mount
Alpine
apk add util-linux
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S util-linux
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install mount
CentOS
yum install util-linux
Fedora
dnf install util-linux
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mount
OS X
brew install util-linux
Raspbian
apt-get install loop-aes-utils
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/losetup losetup powered by Commando

Set up and control loop devices. More information: <https://manned.org/losetup>.

  • List loop devices with detailed info:
    losetup -a
  • Attach a file to a given loop device:
    sudo losetup /dev/loop /path/to/file
  • Attach a file to a new free loop device and scan the device for partitions:
    sudo losetup --show --partscan -f /path/to/file
  • Attach a file to a read-only loop device:
    sudo losetup --read-only /dev/loop /path/to/file
  • Detach all loop devices:
    sudo losetup -D
  • Detach a given loop device:
    sudo losetup -d /dev/loop

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