Re: [PLUG] /dev/loop/0 only once?

[Jeff Abrahamson <jeff@purple.com>]

> When I mount a cd image, it's suffient to supply only "-o loop".
> The filesystem should automatically be guessed and set read-only,
> and a new loop device should be created for it.  So that same
> command could be more easily written as:
> 
> mount debian-cd-2.iso debian-cd-2/ -o loop

Yes, that works.  Specifying -o loop without specifying the loop
device lets me mount several.

Thanks to others for the logical explanation of what's going on.

-- 
 Jeff

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