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authorSami Kerola2012-04-05 22:40:49 +0200
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@@ -14,23 +14,22 @@ eject \- eject removable media
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Eject
allows removable media (typically a CD-ROM, floppy disk, tape, JAZ, ZIP or USB
-disk) to be ejected under software control. The command can also control some
+disk) to be ejected under software control. The command can also control some
multi-disc CD-ROM changers, the auto-eject feature supported by some devices,
and close the disc tray of some CD-ROM drives.
-
-The device corresponding to \fIdevice\fP or \fImountpoint\fP is ejected. If no
+.PP
+The device corresponding to \fIdevice\fP or \fImountpoint\fP is ejected. If no
name is specified, the default name /dev/cdrom is used.
-
+.PP
There are four different methods of ejecting, depending on whether the device
-is a CD-ROM, SCSI device, removable floppy, or tape. By default eject tries all
-four methods in order until it succeeds.
-
+is a CD-ROM, SCSI device, removable floppy, or tape. By default eject tries
+all four methods in order until it succeeds.
+.PP
If device partition is specified, the whole-disk device is used. If the device
or a device partition is currently mounted, it is unmounted before ejecting.
-
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-a, \-\-auto \fIon|off\fP"
-This option controls the auto-eject mode, supported by some devices. When
+This option controls the auto-eject mode, supported by some devices. When
enabled, the drive automatically ejects when the device is closed.
.IP "\fB\-c, \-\-changerslot \fIslot\fP"
With this option a CD slot can be selected from an ATAPI/IDE CD-ROM changer.
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ Force eject, don't check device type.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
Print a help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-i, \-\-manualeject \fIon|off\fP"
-This option controls locking of the hardware eject button. When enabled, the
+This option controls locking of the hardware eject button. When enabled, the
drive will not be ejected when the button is pressed. This is useful when you
are carrying a laptop in a bag or case and don't want it to eject if the button
is inadvertently pressed.
@@ -65,18 +64,17 @@ to not try to unmount the given device, even if it is mounted according to
.IP "\fB\-n, \-\-noop\fP"
With this option the selected device is displayed but no action is performed.
.IP "\fB\-t, \-\-trayclose\fP"
-With this option the drive is given a CD-ROM tray close command. Not all
+With this option the drive is given a CD-ROM tray close command. Not all
devices support this command.
.IP "\fB\-T, \-\-traytoggle\fP"
With this option the drive is given a CD-ROM tray close command if it's opened,
-and a CD-ROM tray eject command if it's closed. Not all devices support this
+and a CD-ROM tray eject command if it's closed. Not all devices support this
command, because it uses the above CD-ROM tray close command.
.IP "\fB\-r, \-\-cdrom\fP"
This option specifies that the drive should be ejected using a CDROM eject
command.
.IP "\fB\-s, \-\-scsi\fP"
This option specifies that the drive should be ejected using SCSI commands.
-
.IP "\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fP"
Run in verbose mode; more information is displayed about what the command is
doing.
@@ -85,70 +83,78 @@ Display program version and exit.
.IP "\fB\-x, \-\-cdspeed \fI<speed>\fP"
With this option the drive is given a CD-ROM select speed command. The speed
argument is a number indicating the desired speed (e.g. 8 for 8X speed), or 0
-for maximum data rate. Not all devices support this command and you can only
-specify speeds that the drive is capable of. Every time the media is changed
-this option is cleared. This option can be used alone, or with the \-t and \-c
+for maximum data rate. Not all devices support this command and you can only
+specify speeds that the drive is capable of. Every time the media is changed
+this option is cleared. This option can be used alone, or with the \-t and \-c
options.
.IP "\fB\-X, \-\-listspeed\fP"
With this option the CD-ROM drive will be probed to detect the available
-speeds. The output is a list of speeds which can be used as an argument of the
-\-x option. This only works with Linux 2.6.13 or higher, on previous versions
-solely the maximum speed will be reported. Also note that some drive may not
+speeds. The output is a list of speeds which can be used as an argument of the
+\-x option. This only works with Linux 2.6.13 or higher, on previous versions
+solely the maximum speed will be reported. Also note that some drive may not
correctly report the speed and therefore this option does not work with them.
-
.SH EXIT STATUS
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax
was not valid.
-
.SH NOTES
.B Eject
only works with devices that support one or more of the four methods of
-ejecting. This includes most CD-ROM drives (IDE, SCSI, and proprietary), some
+ejecting. This includes most CD-ROM drives (IDE, SCSI, and proprietary), some
SCSI tape drives, JAZ drives, ZIP drives (parallel port, SCSI, and IDE
-versions), and LS120 removable floppies. Users have also reported success with
-floppy drives on Sun SPARC and Apple Macintosh systems. If
+versions), and LS120 removable floppies. Users have also reported success with
+floppy drives on Sun SPARC and Apple Macintosh systems. If
.B eject
does not work, it is most likely a limitation of the kernel driver for the
device and not the
.B eject
program itself.
-
+.PP
The \-r, \-s, \-f, and \-q options allow controlling which methods are used to
-eject. More than one method can be specified. If none of these options are
+eject. More than one method can be specified. If none of these options are
specified, it tries all four (this works fine in most cases).
-
+.PP
.B Eject
may not always be able to determine if the device is mounted (e.g. if it has
-several names). If the device name is a symbolic link,
+several names). If the device name is a symbolic link,
.B eject
will follow the link and use the device that it points to.
-
+.PP
If
.B eject
determines that the device can have multiple partitions, it will attempt to
-unmount all mounted partitions of the device before ejecting. If an unmount
+unmount all mounted partitions of the device before ejecting. If an unmount
fails, the program will not attempt to eject the media.
-
-You can eject an audio CD. Some CD-ROM drives will refuse to open the tray if
-the drive is empty. Some devices do not support the tray close command.
-
+.PP
+You can eject an audio CD. Some CD-ROM drives will refuse to open the tray if
+the drive is empty. Some devices do not support the tray close command.
+.PP
If the auto-eject feature is enabled, then the drive will always be ejected
-after running this command. Not all Linux kernel CD-ROM drivers support the
-auto-eject mode. There is no way to find out the state of the auto-eject mode.
-
-You need appropriate privileges to access the device files. Running as root is
+after running this command. Not all Linux kernel CD-ROM drivers support the
+auto-eject mode. There is no way to find out the state of the auto-eject mode.
+.PP
+You need appropriate privileges to access the device files. Running as root is
required to eject some devices (e.g. SCSI devices).
-
.SH AUTHORS
-.nf
-Jeff Tranter (tranter@pobox.com) - original author
-Karel Zak (kzak@redhat.com), Michal Luscon (mluscon@redhat.com) - util-linux version
-.fi
+.MT tranter@\:pobox.com
+Jeff Tranter
+.ME
+- original author.
+.br
+.MT kzak@\:redhat.com
+Karel Zak
+.ME
+and
+.MT mluscon@\:redhat.com
+Michal Luscon
+.ME
+- util-linux version.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lsblk (8),
.BR findmnt (8),
.BR mount (8),
.BR umount (8)
.SH AVAILABILITY
-The lsblk command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
+The eject command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
+.UR ftp://\:ftp.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util-linux/
+Linux Kernel Archive
+.UE .