Disk Commands

umount Linux Command

Unmounts a filesystem (detaches a mounted device from the directory tree).

What does umount do?

Unmounts a filesystem (detaches a mounted device from the directory tree).

umount [options] mount_point

sudo umount /mnt/usb

Mounts a filesystem (attaches a device to the directory tree).

Creates a filesystem (formats) on a disk partition.

Manipulates disk partition table (create, delete, resize partitions).

Checks and optionally repairs a filesystem for errors.

Estimates file and directory space usage (disk usage).

Copies and converts raw data at the block level (disk cloning, bootable USB creation).