reboot

NAME

       halt, reboot - stop the system.

SYNOPSIS

       /sbin/halt [-n] [-w] [-d] [-f]
       /sbin/reboot [-n] [-w] [-d] [-f]

DESCRIPTION

       Halt  notes  that  the system is being brought down in the
       file /var/log/wtmp, and then either tells  the  kernel  to
       halt  or  reboot  the  system. If halt or reboot is called
       when the system is not in runlevel  0  or  6,  shutdown(8)
       will be invoked instead (with the flag -h or -r).

OPTIONS

       -n     Don't sync before reboot or halt.

       -w     Don't  actually  reboot  or halt but only write the
              wtmp record (in the /var/log/wtmp file).

       -d     Don't write the wtmp record. The  -n  flag  implies
              -d.

       -f     Force halt or reboot, don't call shutdown.

DIAGNOSTICS

       If  you're  not  the  superuser,  you will get the message
       `must be superuser'.

NOTES

       Under previous sysvinit releases, reboot and  halt  should
       never  be  called  directly. From this release on halt and
       reboot invoke shutdown if the system is in runlevel 1-5.

AUTHOR

       Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@drinkel.ow.org

SEE ALSO

       shutdown(8), init(1).