# Output low-level information for the provided block device and partition. udisksctl info -b /dev/sdd1 # Mount partition on the given block device. This will by default use '/media', and # on typical systems won't even require root privileges. udisksctl mount -b /dev/sd?? # Set up a loop device using 'imagefile'. This only sets it up, so you will # probably also want to mount it thereafter, using the device given to you after # executing this command. often, if not always, this is '/dev/loopX', where X is # the loop device number. udisksctl loop-setup -f image file # Like the above, except this will delete the loop device (assuming 'loop0' was # previously created) but note that this will NOT delete the image file. Be sure to # unmount the filesystem(s) on the device first, before deleting it. udisksctl loop-delete -b /dev/loop0 # Power off a block device. May not work for all devices, and may vary in effect. udisksctl power-off -b /dev/sdb