From ec794ec2dc89c77160ac3efc598249ff2a715736 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Waldir Pimenta Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:17:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] umount: make descriptions more explicit (#1408) * umount: make descriptions more explicit * umount: clarify main description, per PR disc. --- pages/common/umount.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/common/umount.md b/pages/common/umount.md index c51c5a171..710cc650f 100644 --- a/pages/common/umount.md +++ b/pages/common/umount.md @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ # umount -> Revokes access to an entire filesystem mounted to a directory. +> Unlink a filesystem from its mount point, making it no longer accessible. > A filesystem cannot be unmounted when it is busy. -- Unmount a filesystem: +- Unmount a filesystem, by passing the path to the source it is mounted from: `umount {{path/to/device_file}}` -- OR: +- Unmount a filesystem, by passing the path to the target where it is mounted: `umount {{path/to/mounted_directory}}` -- Unmount all mounted filesystems (dangerous!): +- Unmount all mounted filesystems (except the `proc` filesystem): `umount -a`