eject Command ejects removable media such as a CD, DVD, floppy, or tape. You may name the device by its /dev or /mnt filename. The /dev and /mnt prefixes are optional for any items in the /dev and /mnt directories. If no device is named, it is assumed that “cdrom” should be ejected.
Syntax:
eject [options] [device]
eject Command Examples
1. To eject the default removable device:
# eject
2. To eject a cdrom:
# eject cdrom # eject /dev/cdrom
3. To eject removable media using mount point:
# eject /mnt/cdrom
4. To eject the disk device:
# eject hdd # eject sda # eject sda4
5. To display the message when ejecting:
# eject -h cdrom
6. To run eject in verbose mode:
# eject -v cdrom
7. To list the default device name:
# eject -d cdrom
8. To control the auto-eject device:
# eject -a on cdrom # eject -a 1 cdrom # eject -a off cdrom # eject -a 0 cdrom
9. To select the cd slot from multi device:
# eject -c 2 cdrom
10. To control locking of the hardware eject button:
# eject -i on cdrom # eject -i 1 cdrom # eject -i off cdrom # eject -i 0 cdrom
11. To give a close CD-ROM tray also:
# eject -t cdrom
12. To give the drive is given a CD-ROM tray close command if itâs opened:
# eject -T cdrom
13. To give the speed:
# eject -x 8x
14. To detect the cd drive speed:
# eject -X cdrom
15. To display the selected device:
# eject -n cdrom
16. To specify that the drive should be ejected using cdrom eject command:
# eject -r cdrom
17. To specify that the drive should be ejected using SCSI eject command:
# eject -s sda
18. To specify that the drive should be ejected using floppy disk eject command:
# eject -f fd0
19. To specify that the drive should be ejected using tape drive offline eject command:
# eject -t cdrom
20. To allow you to use /proc/mounts instead /etc/mtab
# eject -p cdrom
21. To allows eject to work with device drivers which automatically mount removable media:
# eject -m usb
22. To display the program version:
# eject -V