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| ====== dvd_eject ====== | ====== dvd_eject ====== | ||
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| + | * [[dvd_info]] - main package | ||
| Along with [[dvd_drive_status]], I wrote my own little standalone C program that ejects a DVD drive. | Along with [[dvd_drive_status]], I wrote my own little standalone C program that ejects a DVD drive. | ||
| - | It's very simple, and is not in the least designed to be a replacement for other eject programs. What it does do is it solves the problems that I run into: waiting for a drive to be in a "ready" state after opening / closing the tray, and working with fussy DVD drives that need to be told to open more than once before it actually does it. | + | A man page is included with the program (see ''man dvd_eject'') that comes with the ''dvd_info'' package. |
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| + | It's very simple, and is not in the least designed to be a replacement for other eject programs. What it does do is it solves the problems that I run into: waiting for a drive to be in a "ready" state after opening / closing the tray, and working with fussy DVD drives that need to be told to open more than once before it actually does it. | ||
| So, here you go, a link to the source code on github: [[https://github.com/beandog/dvd_info/blob/master/dvd_eject.c|dvd_eject.c]] | So, here you go, a link to the source code on github: [[https://github.com/beandog/dvd_info/blob/master/dvd_eject.c|dvd_eject.c]] | ||
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| + | It's a standalone program, so compiling with gcc or clang is simple as can be: | ||
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| + | This doesn't check to see if a device is mounted, and will not unmount it. Using ''eject'' will. | ||
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| + | Mine is cooler because of the fun output. :D | ||
