Mount ISO image in Linux

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Procedure to mount ISO images under Linux

1) You must login as a root user, if not root user then switch to root user using following command:

$ su -

2) Create the directory i.e. mount point:

$ mkdir -p /mnt/disk

3) Use mount command as follows to mount iso file called disk1.iso:

$ mount -o loop disk1.iso /mnt/disk

4) Change directory to list files stored inside an ISO image:

$ cd /mnt/disk
$ ls -l

More about loop device

A loop device is a pseudo-device that makes a file accessible as a block device. Loop devices are often used for CD ISO images and floppy disc images. Mounting a file containing a filesystem via such a loop mount makes the files within that filesystem accessible. They appear in the mount point directory using above commands.