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.TH "SYSTEMD\-LOOP@\&.SERVICE" "8" "" "systemd 261.2" "systemd-loop@.service"
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.SH "NAME"
systemd-loop@.service \- Attach a loopback block device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
systemd\-loop@\fIpath\fR\&.service
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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
\fBsystemd-escape\fR(1)\*(Aqs
\fB\-\-path\fR
to properly escape a file system path\&.
.PP
This unit invokes
\fBsystemd\-dissect \-\-attach \-\-quiet \-\-loop\-ref\-auto\fR
on the specified files, see
\fBsystemd-dissect\fR(1)
for details\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBsystemd\fR(1), \fBsystemd-dissect\fR(1), \fBsystemd-import-generator\fR(8)