How to Eject Removable Media

1. Ensure that the media is not being used.

   Remember, media is “being used” if a shell or an application is accessing any of its files or directories. If you are not sure whether you have found all users of a CD (for example, a shell hidden behind a desktop tool might be accessing it), use the fuser command. See How to Determine If Removable Media Is Still in Use.

2. Eject the media.

   # eject media

   For example, for a CD, you would do the following:

   # eject cdrom

   For example, for a USB memory stick, you would do the following:

   # eject rmdisk0

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   Tip –

   You can view the removable device name with the eject -l command.

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