halt.8.txt (1104B) download
1@man halt 8 "MAY 2023" "%VERSION%" "fiss man page"
2@header halt(8) %VERSION%
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4@title name Name
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6*halt*, *reboot*, *poweroff* - stop the system
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9@title synopsis Synopsis
10@list
11*poweroff* [*-n*] [*-f*] [*-d*] [*-w*] [*-b*]
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13*reboot* [*-n*] [*-f*] [*-d*] [*-w*] [*-b*]
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15*halt* [*-n*] [*-f*] [*-d*] [*-w*] [*-b*]
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18@title description Description
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20*poweroff* / *reboot* / *halt* tells *init* to stop running services and stop the system. Invoked without *-f*, it is a shortcut for *init <0|6>*
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23@title options Options
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26Don't sync devices, this doensn't imply that the kernel is not synced already
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28*-f*
29Forces halt / reboot without notifying *init*. Forcing the system to halt should be the last hope and can be dangerous, you should not try it
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31*-d*
32Don't write the _wtmp_ record
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34*-w*
35Only write the wtmp record, no further action
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38@title see See ALSO
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40finit(1), fsvc(8), fsvs(8), halt(8), modules-load(8), shutdown(8),
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43@title author Author
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45Based on the version of Leah Neukirchen <[email protected]>, rewritten by Friedel Schön <[email protected]>