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SYSTEMD-LOOP@.SERVICE(8) systemd-loop@.service SYSTEMD-LOOP@.SERVICE(8)

NAME

systemd-loop@.service - Attach a loopback block device

SYNOPSIS

systemd-loop@path.service

DESCRIPTION

systemd-loop@.service is a template service that may be used to automatically attach a loopback block device at boot (or later). Its instance string may reference an (escaped) file system path pointing to a disk image to attach as loopback block device. Use systemd-escape(1)'s --path to properly escape a file system path.

This unit invokes systemd-dissect --attach --quiet --loop-ref-auto on the specified files, see systemd-dissect(1) for details.

SEE ALSO

systemd(1), systemd-dissect(1), systemd-import-generator(8)

systemd 258~rc2