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diff --git a/docs/podman-umount.1.md b/docs/podman-umount.1.md index c13781dbf..70f30869a 100644 --- a/docs/podman-umount.1.md +++ b/docs/podman-umount.1.md @@ -7,13 +7,28 @@ podman\-umount - Unmount the specified working containers' root file system. **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 |