34 lines
757 B
Groff
34 lines
757 B
Groff
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.TH HALT 8
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.SH NAME
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halt \- abruptly stop the system
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBhalt\fP [\fB\-f\fP]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Halt
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stops the system almost immediately. The users are not informed about
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the things to come.
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.B Halt
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is logged in
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.B /usr/adm/wtmp
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and in
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.BR /usr/adm/log ,
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if these files exist.
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.B Halt
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should only be run by the super-user, any other caller will be refused.
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.PP
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.B Halt
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is a rather rude program.
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.BR Shutdown (8)
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is preferred for it performs a more gentle halt routine.
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.PP
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.B Halt \-f
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is even worse, it omits the terminate signals that are normally
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sent first to all processes to give them a chance to die peacefully.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR reboot (2),
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.BR shutdown (8),
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.BR reboot (8),
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.BR boot (8).
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.SH AUTHOR
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Edvard Tuinder (v892231@si.hhs.NL)
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