loopback

How to create a loopback filesystem on Linux and store data in it.

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Linux can be used to create a nice filesystem inside a file. This can be used to store data on it. This could be used as a bootable filesystem, or whatever you wish. Firstly, run this command to create a 512-megabyte file system. 4.4 Tue Nov 26 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=512 > … Read more

How to create a loopback filesystem easily in your home folder. Good for storing files or creating a swapfile.

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It is very easy to create a loopback filesystem in your home directory. This can be used to store files, or can be enabled as a swap partition. Firstly, run this command to create a blank file-system image. This will be 524 megabytes. jason@Yog-Sothoth:~/Documents$ dd if=/dev/zero of=myimage.img bs=1024 count=524288jason@Yog-Sothoth:~/Documents$ dd if=/dev/zero of=myimage.img bs=1024 count=524288 Now … Read more

What is the loopback address of your network interface?

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The loopback address of the network interface, usually 127.0.0.1, is the address used by the operating system to access the network interface itself. This is represented in IPv6 as 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:/128 or ::1/128 when compressed. This gives the computer user a way to ping a network interface and verify that it is actually working. The ping6 … Read more