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command line to safe remove an external usb hard drive?

Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:19 am
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

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

Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:33 pm
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:[email protected]...

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