Using /bin/eject with USB flash drives
by from OpenBSD Journal on (#68V6R)
Following a wide-ranging thread onmisc@with the subjectSafely remove USB drive,Crystal Kolipe wrote anarticleabout howOpenBSDhandles removable media, centered around theeject(1) command,also known as mt(1).
The article leads in,
Does issuing an eject command to a USB flash drive make it spontaneously fly across the room?
Follow the link to Using /bin/eject with USB flash drives to read the whole thing.