eject Command Examples

Eject cds, floppy disks and tape drives. More information: https://manned.org/eject.

• Display the default device:

eject {{[-d|--default]}}

• Eject the default device:

eject

• Eject a specific device (the default order is cd-rom, scsi, floppy and tape):

eject {{/dev/cdrom}}

• Toggle whether a device's tray is open or closed:

eject {{[-T|--traytoggle]}} {{/dev/cdrom}}

• Eject a cd drive:

eject {{[-r|--cdrom]}} {{/dev/cdrom}}

• Eject a floppy drive:

eject {{[-f|--floppy]}} {{/mnt/floppy}}

• Eject a tape drive:

eject {{[-q|--tape]}} {{/mnt/tape}}

• Set whether the physical eject button is [i]gnored (on prevents ejecting):

eject {{[-i|--manualeject]}} {{on|off}}