Re: Loopback (dir->dir) mounting (NOT -o loop)

From: Helge Hafting (helgehaf@idb.hist.no)
Date: Fri Jun 02 2000 - 02:45:47 EST


> mount -t bind /home/user /home/user/again
>
> Looking at dev_t won't help you, so your backup will recurse
> indefinitely.
>
>No it won't. /home/user/again is be empty. Try it.

Actually, /home/user/again contains a copy of /home/user after this.
/home/user/again/again contains the original contents of
/home/user/again.

No infinite recursion, and nothing got hidden either.

Helge Hafting

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