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Commands using eject

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Terminal - Commands using eject - 8 results
while true; do eject && sleep `expr $RANDOM % 5` && eject -t; done;
2013-01-10 18:40:50
User: joeheyming
Functions: eject sleep
Tags: prank eject
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Open/Close your co-worker's cd player

Ssh to your co-worker's box and watch them go crazy when the cd player ejects

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goburncd() { d=/tmp/goburncd_$RANDOM; mkdir $d && for i in *.[Mm][Pp]3; do lame --decode "$i" "$d/${i%%.*}.wav"; done; sudo cdrecord -pad $d/* && rm -r $d; eject }
2010-07-06 21:58:10
User: meathive
Functions: cdrecord eject mkdir rm sudo
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Burn an audio CD.

My variation on an audio burning command from commandlinefu - this one doesn't crap out if you want to burn a CD in a directory whose permissions don't allow it, and instead rips everything to /tmp. If you mount your music partition like I do using Samba, you probably don't have write permission inside that file system in order to create the temporary directory other audio burning commands here use. Not a bad idea to add cdrom to your groups, and /bin/eject with visudo.

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eject -i 1
2010-04-17 02:27:07
User: mdelatorre
Functions: eject
Tags: cdrom
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Lock the hardware eject button of the cdrom

This command will lock the hardware eject button of your cdrom drive. Some uses are:

1: If you have a toddler and has discovered the cdrom button

2: If you are carrying a laptop in a bag or case and don't want it to eject if the button is inadvertently pressed.

To unlock the button use:

eject -i 0
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eject /dev/sdb; sleep 1; eject -t /dev/sdb
2009-10-11 23:16:49
User: Escher
Functions: eject sleep
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Remount a usb disk in Gnome without physically removing and reinserting

Remounts a usb disk /dev/sdb, without having to physically remove and reinsert. (Gnome desktop)

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eject -x 8 /dev/cdrom
2009-09-25 08:02:30
User: eastwind
Functions: eject
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limit the cdrom driver to a specified speed

this command limit the speed to 8 until next eject of your cdrom disc , can be usefulll when you don't want to listen the sound of your cdrom driver .

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eject -x 4
2009-03-18 16:25:11
User: mrttlemonde
Functions: eject
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Decreasing the cdrom device speed

Decreasing the cdrom device speed may be more comfortable to watch films (for example)

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eject -T [cdrom_device]
2009-02-25 23:53:03
User: raphink
Functions: eject
Tags: device
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Toggle cdrom device

Opens or closes the cdrom device.

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while true; do eject /dev/cdrom && eject -t /dev/cdrom; done
2009-02-11 04:41:19
User: fmdlc
Functions: eject
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Eject the CD Rom Device

This open the cd rom device and close it in a loop

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