EJECT(1) | General Commands Manual | EJECT(1)

# NAME

`eject` —
eject a floppy disk, cdrom or tape

# SYNOPSIS

`eject` | [`-fv`] [`-l` | `-L` | `-U`] [`-t` device-type] [`-d`] device

`eject` | `-n`

# DESCRIPTION

The `eject` 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 device argument specifies a device either by its full path name (identified by a /dev/ prefix), or by one of the built-in nicknames. If the medium contains a file system that is currently mounted, `eject` will attempt to unmount the file system before ejecting.

The following options are available:

`-d`
  Deprecated.
`-f`
  Force the eject operation without attempting to unmount any file systems first.
`-l`
  Load media in the drive (only supported for the cdrom device type).
`-L`
  Lock the media into the drive (but see BUGS below).
`-n`
  List the built-in nicknames on standard output.
`-t` device-type
  Specify the device type. The argument must be one of diskette, floppy, cdrom, disk, or tape. This option is necessary when ejecting a device for which no built-in knowledge is available.
`-U`
  Unlock the media from the drive.
`-v`
  Display some of the actions taken on standard output.

# BUGS

Most disk drivers automatically lock the media on the first open and unlock it on the last close, making ‘``eject` `-L``’ almost useless, since when it closes the device, it gets unlocked again.

October 6, 2001 | NetBSD 9.0