Ubuntu udisks

[To see full udisks docs]

Here are some examples as one liners

dump ALL disk info including SMART data
udisks --dump

info about specific device
udisks --show-info /dev/sdd

unmount partition
This will let you unmount a disk nautilus mounted without needing root/gksu

udisks --unmount /dev/sdd1

eject drive
udisks --detach /dev/sdd

mount by drive label
udisks --mount /dev/sdd1

e.g. output

Mounted /org/freedesktop/UDisks/devices/sdd1 at /media/8Gb KOBO