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Since Linux 3.1,
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the kernel provides the
-.I /dev/loop-control
+.I /dev/loop\-control
device, which permits an application to dynamically find a free device,
and to add and remove loop devices from the system.
To perform these operations, one first opens
-.IR /dev/loop-control
+.IR /dev/loop\-control
and then employs one of the following
.BR ioctl (2)
operations:
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ If the device is in use, the call fails with the error
The loop block special device files.
.SH EXAMPLES
The program below uses the
-.I /dev/loop-control
+.I /dev/loop\-control
device to find a free loop device, opens the loop device,
opens a file to be used as the underlying storage for the device,
and then associates the loop device with the backing store.