Name
halt
Synopsis
halt [options]System administration command: turns off the computer. Inserts a note in the file /var/log/wtmp; if the system is in runlevel 0 or 6, stops all processes; otherwise, calls shutdown -h.
Options
- -d
Suppress writing to /var/log/wtmp.
- -f
Call halt even when shutdown -nf would normally be called (i.e., force a call to halt, even when not in runlevel 0 or 6).
- -h
Place hard drives in standby mode before halt or power off.
- -i
Shut down network interfaces before halt.
- -n
No sync before reboot or halt.
- -p
Perform power-off when halting system.
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