[ale] cdrom commands

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Fri Jun 27 08:11:07 EDT 2003


Stephen Turner wrote:
> hey is there like console commands you can send the cdrom? like to eject
> and stuff? ive seen little cd burner apps do it and such so i was just
> currious. hey if theres a manual let me know :-p  thanks for the tips.

Check out the command with the bizarre name of 'eject.' :)

eject /media/cdrom  # opens the tray
eject -t /media/cdrom  # closes the tray

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