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losetup

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}}