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1.TH UMOUNT 1
2.SH NAME
3umount \- unmount a mounted file system
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5\fBumount \fR[\fB\-s\fR] \fIspecial\fR
6.br
7.de FL
8.TP
9\\fB\\$1\\fR
10\\$2
11..
12.de EX
13.TP 20
14\\fB\\$1\\fR
15# \\$2
16..
17.SH OPTIONS
18.FL "\-s" "Unmount swapspace instead of a file system"
19.SH EXAMPLES
20.EX "umount /dev/fd1" "Unmount diskette 1"
21.SH DESCRIPTION
22.PP
23A mounted file system is unmounted after the cache has been flushed to disk.
24A diskette should never be removed while it is mounted.
25If this happens, and is discovered before another diskette is inserted, the
26original one can be replaced without harm.
27Attempts to unmount a file system holding working directories or open files
28will be rejected with a \&'device busy\&' message.
29.PP
30With the
31.B \-s
32flag one can unmount swap space.
33.SH "SEE ALSO"
34.BR mount (1),
35.BR umount (2).
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