UMOUNT(ADM)                        UNIX System V



     Name
          umount - dismounts a file structure


     Syntax
          /etc/umount special-device


     Description
          umount announces to  the  system  that  the  removable  file
          structure  previously mounted on device special-device is to
          be  removed.   Any  pending  I/O  for  the  file  system  is
          completed,  and  the file structure is flagged clean.  For a
          detailed  explanation   of   the   mounting   process,   see
          mount(ADM).


     Files
          /etc/mnttab   Mount table


     See Also
          mount(ADM), mount(S), mnttab(F)


     Diagnostics
          device busy    An executing process is using a file  on  the
                         named file system.


     Standards Conformance
          umount is conformant with:

          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
          and The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987.


     (printed 8/23/89)                                  UMOUNT(ADM)