bash command for cdrom eject?

hexadevil · 06-02-2004, 11:56 AM

i know there is usually a bash command to do this
im in gentoo 2004.1
i was just wondering if theres a command for this because im trying to write a script.

blueCow · 06-02-2004, 12:01 PM

believe it or not its eject.

hexadevil · 06-02-2004, 02:29 PM

yea i tried that. for some reason it doesnt seem to be working.

go figure...

Dark_Helmet · 06-02-2004, 03:05 PM

Make sure the CD is not mounted. If it is, then neither the eject command or the eject button will work until you unmount the CD.

david_ross · 06-02-2004, 03:09 PM

By default it will try to eject the symlink:
/dev/cdrom

If you need to eject another drive use, for example:
eject /dev/hdd

acerny · 06-02-2004, 04:00 PM

'eject /dev/cdrom' should eject your cdrom. when mounted, it will try to umount first. for rejecting back, use '-t', i.e. 'eject -t /dev/cdrom'