---
name: "usermount"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "usermode"
version: "1.114-3+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/usermount"
---

# usermount(1)

A graphical tool to mount, unmount and format filesystems.

## NAME

usermount - A graphical tool to mount, unmount and format filesystems.

## SYNOPSIS

**usermount** \[ *options* \]

**userformat** \[ *options* \] *device*

## DESCRIPTION

**usermount** is a graphical tool to allow users to easily manage removable media, such as floppy disks or zip disks.  When the tool starts up, it scans */etc/fstab* for all filesystems that have been configured to allow users to mount and unmount them.  The filesystem can be mounted or unmounted by pressing the toggle button labeled *Mount*.

Also, if the user has the appropriate permissions for the device, the *Format* button will be active.  This allows the user to format disks using **fdformat** and create a new filesystem of the type listed (using **mkfs** with the appropriate option).  Naturally, the user will be prompted for confirmation before actually destroying data on the device.

Note that if a device is already mounted, the format button is inactive for all entries that share the same device.

When run as root, **usermount** displays all of the entries in */etc/fstab* rather than just the ones with the *user* option.

Invoking **userformat** *device* allows formatting *device*, as if by selecting *device* in the **userformat** window, and by clicking the *Format* button.

## OPTIONS

This program has no command line options of its own, but it does take the standard X program options like **-display** and such.  See the *X*(1) man page for some of the common options.

## FILES

- */etc/fstab*

  The system file describing the mountable filesystems.

## SEE ALSO

[*mount*(8)](/mount/8.md), [*fdformat*(8)](/fdformat/8.md), [*mkfs*(8)](/mkfs/8.md), [*fstab*(5)](/fstab/5.md) *X*(1)

## BUGS

Mount entries with a filesystem type of iso9660 are outright considered CD-ROMs and the format button is always disabled.

Mount entries for swap files or partitions are also ignored.  A nice feature might be to allow root to turn swap on and off for swap partitions.

## AUTHOR

Otto Hammersmith \<otto@redhat.com\>