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udisksctl: Unmount a device partition.
$ udisksctl unmount --block-device ${-dev-sdXN}
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The command "udisksctl unmount --block-device ${-dev-sdXN}" is used to unmount a block device in Linux.

Here's a breakdown of each component:

  • "udisksctl" is the command-line tool used to interact with udisks, which is a service that handles mounting and unmounting of disk devices.
  • "unmount" is the action parameter, specifying that we want to unmount the block device.
  • "--block-device" is an option that indicates that we want to specify the block device to unmount.
  • "${-dev-sdXN}" is a placeholder for the actual block device path. In this case, "-dev-sdXN" should be replaced with the specific block device you want to unmount. The X represents the device letter (e.g., a,b,c), and N represents the partition number (e.g., 1,2,3) of the device.

For example, if you want to unmount the first partition of a device located at /dev/sdb, you would substitute "${-dev-sdXN}" with "/dev/sdb1", resulting in the command "udisksctl unmount --block-device /dev/sdb1".

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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