Mounting / Unmounting storage devices

Mounting a device

To mount a device, you need to know the device name and the mount point. The device name is usually something like /dev/sda1 or /dev/sdb1. The mount point is a directory where the device will be mounted.

Make sure the mount point exists. If it doesn't, create it with mkdir.

sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb

To go to the mount point, use the cd command.

Unmounting a device

You can unmount a device with the umount command.

sudo umount /mnt/usb

If the device is in use, you can use the -l option to force the unmount.

sudo umount -l /mnt/usb

You can also use the umount command with the device name.

sudo umount /dev/sdb1