.TH EJECT 1
.SH NAME
eject \- eject removable media
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B eject
.I device
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Eject
tells a device to eject removable media, usually a floppy or CD-ROM.
.B Eject
invokes the
.B DIOCEJECT
ioctl on the device.  The media will then be ejected, or allowed to be
removed.  The call will fail if the device is still in use.
.PP
Tapes can't be unloaded with this command, use
.B mt offline
instead.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR mt (1),
.BR disk (4),
.BR tape (4).
.SH AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)

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