July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
book
Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
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-c, --changerslot slotnumber
If using a CD-ROM changer, select a CD from one of the slots.
Slots are enumerated starting with 0, and the CD-ROM drive
must not be playing music or mounted to read data.
-t, --trayclose
Close the CD-ROM drive. Not all drives will respond to this
command.
-x, --cdspeed speed
Set the speed multiplier for the CD-ROM to an integer,
usually a power of 2. Not all devices support this command.
Setting the speed to 0 indicates that the drive should operate
at its maximum speed.
-n, --noop
Do not perform any actions; merely display the actions that
would be performed.
-r, --cdrom
Use CD-ROM commands to eject the drive. Normally, the
system will try all methods (CD-ROM, SCSI, floppy, tape) to
eject.
-s, --scsi
Use SCSI commands to eject the drive. Normally, the system
will try all methods (CD-ROM, SCSI, floppy, tape) to eject.
-f, --floppy
Use floppy commands to eject the drive. Normally, the system
will try all methods (CD-ROM, SCSI, floppy, tape) to eject.
-q, --tape
Use tape commands to eject the drive. Normally, the system
will try all methods (CD-ROM, SCSI, floppy, tape) to eject.
-p, --proc
Use the mounted files listed in /proc/mounts rather than in /etc/
mtab.
-V, --version
Display version information, then quit.
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