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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Tom Hall wrote:

> Is there a cygwin command line utility that will perform the function
> that Windows does when you "safely remove hardware" - like before
> unplugging a USB drive ?

Not in the main distribution, but in the past I got both
http://www.hoopyfrood.net/DevEject and
http://www.heise.de/ct/03/16/links/208.shtml to work with minor
modifications...  I've been meaning to package them, but haven't gotten a
round tuit yet.
	Igor
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