Sys::LoopDevice - Routines to manipulate loop(back) device in a cross-platform way
This document describes version 0.003 of Sys::LoopDevice (from Perl distribution Sys-LoopDevice), released on 2016-12-28.
use Sys::LoopDevice qw( list_attached_loop_devices list_detached_loop_devices attach_loop_devices detach_loop_devices );
STATUS: Early release, API might still change significantly and only Linux support has been implemented.
TODO: Support other OS'es
TODO: Support ro option when attaching
Attach a file to a loop device.
This function is not exported.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
device => str
filename* => filename
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (result) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
filename => filename
List attached loop devices.
No arguments.
Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/Sys-LoopDevice.
Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-Sys-LoopDevice.
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Sys-LoopDevice
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
This software is copyright (c) 2016 by perlancar@cpan.org.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
To install Sys::LoopDevice, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Sys::LoopDevice
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Sys::LoopDevice
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.