Hi everybody!
I'm proud to announce the release of File Looper v1.0.0 for Tru64 V5.1B-[3456]. File Looper is a software product that brings file loops to Tru64. It allows attaching a file like an iso image to a virtual device special file and mounting it to access the contained files.
Currently, only the cdfs file system is supported (i.e. only cdfs can be mounted through the virtual device special file created). This is enough to mount any iso file created on Windows or Linux (for example using mkisofs) and makes interoperation a lot easier than before.
File Looper is proprietary software and needs a per-node license to be used. Regular purchase price for a license is 49,95 Euro for enterprise customers. For hobbyists, in particular for IN and SGUG users, I offer a reduced hobbyist price of 14,95 Euro on a user by user basis.
If you are interested, please contact me by pm or directly at truhobbyist@gmail.com and I'll happily guide you through the setup process.
A demo run from File Looper on Tru64 V5.1B-3:
Code:
bash-4.3# sizer -v
Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1B (Rev. 2650); Sat Dec 14 15:56:28 CET 2019
bash-4.3#
bash-4.3# fl -v
File looper version 1.0.0 on OSF/1
bash-4.3#
bash-4.3# fl -h
File looper syntax:
$ fl -a <dev> <file>
Attach file to device.
$ fl -d <dev>
Detach file from device.
$ fl -l
List attached files.
$ fl -h
Print help.
$ fl -v
Print version.
For more info type man fl
bash-4.3#
Pick .iso file to loop mount:
Code:
bash-4.3# ls -l debian-10.8.0-mips-netinst.iso
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root system 294803456 Mar 30 12:37 debian-10.8.0-mips-netinst.iso
bash-4.3#
Attach iso file to a device:
Code:
bash-4.3# fl -a /dev/loop/debianiso ./debian-10.8.0-mips-netinst.iso
bash-4.3#
Mount device:
Code:
bash-4.3# mount -t cdfs /dev/loop/debianiso /mnt/CDROM
bash-4.3#
Use mounted filesystem (access, read, copy):
Code:
bash-4.3# ls -l /mnt/CDROM
total 98
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 2048 Feb 6 14:40 .disk
-r--r--r-- 1 root system 8158 Feb 6 14:40 README.html
-r--r--r-- 1 root system 291 Mar 4 2017 README.mirrors.html
-r--r--r-- 1 root system 86 Mar 4 2017 README.mirrors.txt
-r--r--r-- 1 root system 4816 Feb 6 14:40 README.txt
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 2048 Feb 6 14:40 css
lr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 1 Feb 6 14:40 debian -> .
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 2048 Feb 6 14:40 dists
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 2048 Feb 6 14:40 doc
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 2048 Feb 6 14:40 firmware
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 2048 Feb 6 14:40 install
-r--r--r-- 1 root system 69760 Feb 6 14:40 md5sum.txt
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 4096 Feb 6 14:40 pics
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root system 2048 Feb 6 14:40 pool
bash-4.3#
Unmount when done:
Code:
bash-4.3# umount /mnt/CDROM
bash-4.3#
List loop attachments:
Code:
bash-4.3# fl -l
/dev/loop/debianiso: /usr/users/root/debian-10.8.0-mips-netinst.iso (294803456 bytes)
bash-4.3#
Detach file from device:
Code:
bash-4.3# fl -d /dev/loop/debianiso
bash-4.3#
Verify:
Code:
bash-4.3# fl -l
INFO: No loops attached
bash-4.3#
And that's all!
Hopefully it may help sysadmins and enthusiasts alike by bringing useful functionality to these systems.
Kind regards,
TruHobbyist
