ITEEDU

    $ dd if=/dev/zero of=imagefile bs=2048 count=1024

    1024+0 records in

    1024+0 records out

    2097152 bytes (2.1 MB) copied, 0.015324 seconds, 137 MB/s

    $ mke2fs imagefile

    mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)

    imagefile is not a block special device.

    Proceed anyway? (y,n) y

    Filesystem label=

    OS type: Linux

    Block size=1024 (log=0)

    Fragment size=1024 (log=0)

    256 inodes, 2048 blocks

    102 blocks (4.98%) reserved for the super user

    First data block=1

    Maximum filesystem blocks=2097152

    1 block group

    8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group

    256 inodes per group

    Writing inode tables: done

    Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

    This filesystem will be automatically checked every 20 mounts or

    180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.

    $ sudo mount -o loop imagefile /mnt/

    Password:

    $ ls /mnt/

    lost+found

    $ vi /mnt/somefile

    $ ls /mnt

    lost+found somefile

    $ mount

    /home/akaedu/imagefile on /mnt type ext2 (rw,loop=/dev/loop0)

    $ sudo umount /mnt