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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<refentry id="systemd-loop_.service">

  <refentryinfo>
    <title>systemd-loop@.service</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>systemd-loop@.service</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>systemd-loop@.service</refname>
    <refpurpose>Attach a loopback block device</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <para><filename>systemd-loop@<replaceable>path</replaceable>.service</filename></para>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><filename>systemd-loop@.service</filename> 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
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-escape</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
    <option>--path</option> to properly escape a file system path.</para>

    <para>This unit invokes <command>systemd-dissect --attach --quiet --loop-ref-auto</command> on the
    specified files, see
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-dissect</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
    details.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para><simplelist type="inline">
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-dissect</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-import-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
    </simplelist></para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>