What does "loopmount" mean?

Hi,

I'm wondering, what does "loopmount" mean? This word is used for instance here:

http://specialreports.linux.com/article.pl?sid/02/09/0859248&tid8&tidG

Cheers,
Martin
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It means to mount via a loop device.
Maybe 'man losetup' will help.

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Hi,

They're probably refering to mounting an image using the loop device.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device

Regards,
Frederik
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