NetBSD/usr.bin/eject/eject.1

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.Dd October 9, 1995
.Dt EJECT 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm eject
.Nd eject a floppy disk, cdrom or tape
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl flnv
.Op Fl d Ar raw-device
.Op Fl t Ar device-type
.Op Ar device
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
program ejects a medium from the specified device. It can also load a cdrom
in the drive if this operation is supported by the hardware.
The
.Ar device
argument specifies a device either by its full path name
.Po identified by a \&
.Pa /dev/
prefix
.Pc ,
or by one of the built-in nicknames.
If the medium contains a filesystem that is currently mounted,
.Nm
will attempt to unmount the filesystem before ejecting.
.Pp
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width xxx
.It Fl d
Deprecated.
.It Fl f
Force the eject operation without attempting to unmount any filesystems first.
.It Fl l
Load media in the drive (only supporded for the cdrom device type).
.It Fl n
List the built-in nicknames on standard output.
.It Fl t Ar device-type
Specify the device type.
The argument must be one of
.Sy diskette ,
.Sy floppy ,
.Sy cdrom ,
.Sy disk ,
or
.Sy tape .
This option is necessary when ejecting a device for which no built-in
knowledge is available.
.It Fl v
Display some of the actions taken on standard output.
.El
.Pp