Name
halt
Synopsis
halt [options]
Description
System administration command. Insert a note in the file /var/log/wtmp; if the system is in runlevel 0 or 6, stop all processes; otherwise, call shutdown -nf.
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).
- -n
Suppress normal call to sync.
- -w
Suppress normal execution; simply write to /var/log/wtmp.
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