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Which of the following commands is used to detach a mounted filesystem or storage device?

The correct answer is A. umount. The umount command is used to detach (unmount) a mounted filesystem or storage device from the directory tree, making it safely removable.

Submitted by fatima_kr· May 4, 2026System Administration

Question

Which of the following commands is used to detach a mounted filesystem or storage device?

Options

  • Aumount
  • Bmount
  • Cmkfs
  • Dfsck

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    86% (38)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    7% (3)

Why each option

The `umount` command is used to detach (unmount) a mounted filesystem or storage device from the directory tree, making it safely removable.

AumountCorrect

The `umount` command is specifically used in Unix-like operating systems to detach a mounted filesystem, making it safe to remove or perform other operations on the underlying storage device by removing its association with a directory.

Bmount

The `mount` command is used to attach a filesystem to a specified directory, which is the opposite of detaching.

Cmkfs

The `mkfs` command is used to build a Linux filesystem on a device, not to detach it.

Dfsck

The `fsck` command is used to check and repair a Linux filesystem, not to detach it.

Concept tested: Linux filesystem management

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/umount.8.html

Topics

#Filesystem management#umount command#Linux commands

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