Linux Filesystems and Mounts Cheat Sheet/Show processes using a mountpoint

Helpful before an unmount that fails with target is busy.

Section: Mount and Unmount

Show processes using a mountpoint

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sudo fuser -vm /mnt/data
Explanation

Helpful before an unmount that fails with target is busy.

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