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authorKarel Zak2012-05-18 12:01:10 +0200
committerKarel Zak2012-05-18 12:01:10 +0200
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eject: allow to address device by LABEL/UUID
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ multi-disc CD-ROM changers, the auto-eject feature supported by some devices,
and close the disc tray of some CD-ROM drives.
.PP
The device corresponding to \fIdevice\fP or \fImountpoint\fP is ejected. If no
-name is specified, the default name /dev/cdrom is used.
+name is specified, the default name /dev/cdrom is used. The device may be
+addressed by device name (e.g. 'sda'), device path (e.g. '/dev/sda'),
+UUID=<uuid> or LABEL=<label> tags.
.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