---
name: "vuumount"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vuos-cmds"
version: "0.9.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vuumount"
---

# vuumount(1)

unmount a filesystem or a resource

## NAME

**vuumount** – unmount a filesystem or a resource

## SYNOPSIS

**vuumount** \[*options* ...\] *source* *destination*

## DESCRIPTION

**vuumount** is just a command interface to [**umount**(2)](/umount/2.md). It has been designed for VUOS but can be used to run the **umount** system call directly, without all the other management actions provided by [**umount**(8)](/umount/8.md). **vuumount** is not setuid root (viceversa **umount** is setuid root).

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print a short help message and exit.

- **-f**, **--force**

  force unmount (e.g. in case of an unreachable NFS system)

- **-d**, **--detach-loop**

  if mounted loop device, also free this loop device

## SEE ALSO

[umvu(1)](/umvu/1.md), [vu\_insmod(1)](/vu_insmod/1.md), [vu\_lsmod(1)](/vu_lsmod/1.md), [vu\_rmmod(1)](/vu_rmmod/1.md), [vumount(1)](/vumount/1.md), [udebug(1)](/udebug/1.md)

## AUTHOR

VirtualSquare. Project leader: Renzo Davoli