System Shutdown
 | What does it mean to shut down the system? Well, in its simplest form, a shutdown of the system simply means issuing the /sbin/shutdown command. The shutdown command is used to terminate all processing. It has many options, including the following: |
| -r | Automatically reboots the system; that is, brings it down and brings it up. |
| -h | Halts the system completely. |
| -y | Completes the shutdown without asking you any questions it would normally ask. |
| grace | Specifies the number of seconds you wish to wait before the system is shut down, in order to give your users time to save files, quit applications, and log out. |
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