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**podman umount** *container* ...
## DESCRIPTION
-Unmounts the specified containers' root file system.
+Unmounts the specified containers' root file system, if no other processes
+are using it.
+
+Container storage increments a mount counter each time a container is mounted.
+When a container is unmounted, the mount counter is decremented and the
+container's root filesystem is physically unmounted only when the mount
+counter reaches zero indicating no other processes are using the mount.
+An unmount can be forced with the --force flag.
## OPTIONS
**--all, -a**
All of the currently mounted containers will be unmounted.
+**--force, -f**
+
+Force the unmounting of specified containers' root file system, even if other
+processes have mounted it.
+
+Note: This could cause other processes that are using the file system to fail,
+as the mount point could be removed without their knowledge.
+
## EXAMPLE
podman umount containerID