command line to safe remove an external usb hard drive?

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giulia
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command line to safe remove an external usb hard drive?

Post by giulia »

Hi to all


i'm new and i'm a windows 7 user
i like to use image for linux

but is there a way to use the console to disconnect like in windows?
i mean i would like to turn off just i do with windows clicking on the safe remove

thanks
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Re: command line to safe remove an external usb hard drive?

Post by TeraByte Support »

If you don't have any partitions that you've mounted, you can just unplug
it. If you've mounted partitions, umount them first.

if you mean power the computer off, type poweroff


"giulia" wrote in message news:6344@public.image...

Hi to all


i'm new and i'm a windows 7 user
i like to use image for linux

but is there a way to use the console to disconnect like in windows?
i mean i would like to turn off just i do with windows clicking on the safe
remove

thanks

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