---
name: "umount.ecryptfs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "ecryptfs-utils"
version: "111-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/umount.ecryptfs"
---

# umount.ecryptfs(8)

eCryptfs umount helper.

## NAME

umount.ecryptfs - eCryptfs umount helper.

## SYNOPSIS

**umount** \[*ecryptfs mount point*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**umount.ecryptfs** is an eCryptfs umount helper, that will also unlink keys from the keyring.

## SEE ALSO

- [**mount.ecryptfs**(8)](/mount.ecryptfs/8.md), [**mount**(8)](/mount/8.md)

  - *http://ecryptfs.org/*

  ## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Dustin Kirkland \<kirkland@ubuntu.com\> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian and Ubuntu systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.