3 shutdown \- graciously close the system down
7 .RI [ time-specification
11 is a program which allows a system operator to close down the system
14 informs the users why and when the system is going down. This warning
15 is issued 10 minutes before shutdown time and every minute in the last
16 5 minutes. At this time (5 minutes),
20 to prevent new users from logging in.
23 keeps a logfile of shutdowns. Every shutdown is registered in
25 if this file exists, and by
29 After these actions, a call is done to
31 which actually brings the system down.
40 for a shutdown at 3pm (twice), 15 minutes from now, or immediately.
42 The message may be used to describe why the system is going down, it may
43 also be typed on standard input with the
49 This flag prevents the system from rebooting after the shutdown. The
50 system can now be powered off. This is the default.
53 This flag indicates that the system should reboot after shutting down.
56 Reboot the system by resetting it. With
58 the system will receive a hardware reset.
61 Attempt to power off the machine after shutting down; reset if that
62 is not possible on the current hardware.
65 Default CTRL-ALT-DEL shutdown.
68 Allows the operator to type a shutdown message on standard input, that will
69 be added to the messages displayed on all terminals.
72 This option gives the possibility of terminating an already started
73 shutdown. This is only possible if shutdown time has not yet arrived.
76 Check if the system crashed. This option is not used at shutdown time,
77 but at reboot time. It tells if the file systems should be checked by
78 testing if the last entry in the wtmp file is a shutdown entry. (A
79 crude replacement for a file system clean flag.)
86 Edvard Tuinder (v892231@si.hhs.NL)