August 1999
Intermediate to advanced
1000 pages
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/usr/bin/eject [-dfnpq] [device | nickname]
Use the eject command for those removable media devices that do not have a manual eject button, or for those that do but are managed by Volume Management (see vold(1M)). You can specify the device by its name or by a nickname; if Volume Management is running and no device is specified, eject uses the default device.
Note
Only devices that support eject under program control respond to this command. eject responds differently, depending on whether or not Volume Management is running.
eject can also display its default device and a list of nicknames.
When you use eject on media that can be ejected ...
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