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UMOUNT(VIII)  −  PWB/UNIX 10/31/73

NAME

umount − dismount file system

SYNOPSIS

/etc/umount special

DESCRIPTION

Umount announces to the system that the removable file system previously mounted on special file special is to be removed. 

SEE ALSO

mount (VIII), umount (II), mtab (V)

FILES

/etc/mtabmounted device table

DIAGNOSTICS

It complains if the special file is not mounted or if it is busy.  The file system is busy if there is an open file on it or if someone has his current directory there. 

BUGS

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