borgbackup/docs/man/borg-umount.1

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.TH "borg-umount" "1" "2026-06-16" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH Name
borg-umount \- Unmounts the FUSE filesystem.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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borg [common options] umount [options] MOUNTPOINT
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This command unmounts a FUSE filesystem that was mounted with \fBborg mount\fP\&.
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This is a convenience wrapper that just calls the platform\-specific shell
command \- usually this is either umount or fusermount \-u.
.SH OPTIONS
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See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
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.TP
.B MOUNTPOINT
mountpoint of the filesystem to unmount
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX
# Mounting the repository shows all archives.
# Archives are loaded lazily, expect some delay when navigating to an archive
# for the first time.
$ borg mount /tmp/mymountpoint
$ ls /tmp/mymountpoint
root\-2016\-02\-14 root\-2016\-02\-15
$ borg umount /tmp/mymountpoint

# The \(dqversions view\(dq merges all archives in the repository
# and provides a versioned view on files.
$ borg mount \-o versions /tmp/mymountpoint
$ ls \-l /tmp/mymountpoint/home/user/doc.txt/
total 24
\-rw\-rw\-r\-\- 1 user group 12357 Aug 26 21:19 doc.cda00bc9.txt
\-rw\-rw\-r\-\- 1 user group 12204 Aug 26 21:04 doc.fa760f28.txt
$ borg umount /tmp/mymountpoint

# Archive filters are supported.
# These are especially handy for the \(dqversions view\(dq,
# which does not support lazy processing of archives.
$ borg mount \-o versions \-\-match\-archives \(aqsh:*\-my\-home\(aq \-\-last 10 /tmp/mymountpoint

# Exclusion options are supported.
# These can speed up mounting and lower memory needs significantly.
$ borg mount /path/to/repo /tmp/mymountpoint only/that/path
$ borg mount \-\-exclude \(aq...\(aq /tmp/mymountpoint
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$ echo \(aq/mnt/backup /tmp/myrepo fuse.borgfs defaults,noauto 0 0\(aq >> /etc/fstab
$ mount /tmp/myrepo
$ ls /tmp/myrepo
root\-2016\-02\-01 root\-2016\-02\-15
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\fBNote:\fP
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\fBborgfs\fP will be automatically provided if you used a distribution
package or \fBpip\fP to install Borg. Users of the standalone binary will have
to manually create a symlink (see \fIpyinstaller\-binary\fP).
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIborg\-common(1)\fP, \fIborg\-mount(1)\fP
.SH Author
The Borg Collective
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