Re: Bind mount bug?

[Jan Engelhardt]

>> I'm not sure whether this is a bug or expected behavior.
>> Suppose I create a "looped" bind mount situation as follows.
>>
>> # mkdir test
>> # touch test/foo
>> # mkdir bindtest
>> # touch bindtest/bar
>> # mkdir bindtest/test
>> # mount --bind test/ bindtest/test/
>> # ls bindtest/test/
>> foo
>> # mount --bind bindtest/ test/
>
>This mounts the bindtest/ tree on test/ _without_ copying the mount  
>points which are found on subtrees. This is necessary to avoid loops  
>in the filesystem (bind mounts are somewhat like hardlinks on  
>directories, just without the headaches).

What you seek is mount --rbind.
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