Name
reboot
Synopsis
reboot [options]Prepares the system, terminates all processes, and then reboots the operating system. During preparation, all filesystem caches are flushed and running processes are sent a SIGTERM followed by SIGKILL.
Options
- -l
Don’t log the halt via syslog (i.e., mach_kernel, syncing disks, etc.).
- -n
Don’t flush filesystem caches. Should not be used indiscriminately.
- -q
The filesystem caches are flushed but the system is otherwise halted ungracefully. Should not be used indiscriminately.
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