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		yjftsjthsd-h on Dec 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A minimum complete tutorial of Linux ext4 file sys... Maybe they wanted to avoid having to deal with setting up the loopback device?

mike_hock on Dec 5, 2023 | [–]

You mean the one losetup command?

contingencies on Dec 5, 2023 | [–]

Definitely that would be less portable syntax.

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