Eject DVD? is there a terminal command?

i get into situations where the DVD doesnt show on the desktop and it doesnt show up in finder nor will the eject key work etc.
I can reboot but i dont want to stop everthing else i am doing.
Is there a terminal command that will overide and get it to eject?

Try using:
drutil eject
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