dvd_eject

• dvd_info - main package

Along with dvd_drive_status, I wrote my own little standalone C program that ejects a DVD drive.

A man page is included with the program (see man dvd_eject) that comes with the dvd_info package.

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: dvd_eject.c

It's a standalone program, so compiling with gcc or clang is simple as can be:

This doesn't check to see if a device is mounted, and will not unmount it. Using eject will.

Mine is cooler because of the fun output. :D