 
			| GNU/Linux | Ubuntu 9.04(Jaunty Jackalope) | |
|  | halt(8) |  | 
reboot, halt, poweroff − reboot or stop the system
reboot [OPTION]...
halt [OPTION]...
poweroff [OPTION]...
These utilities allow a system administrator to reboot, halt or poweroff the system.
When called without the -f option, they simply invoke shutdown(8) with the appropriate arguments.
| -f | Does not invoke shutdown(8) and instead performs the actual action you would expect from the name. This is generally used from the event handler itself. | ||
| -n | Does not call sync(2) before performing the reboot; this could result in data loss. On Linux, this probably has no effect as the kernel flushes all write buffers before shutting down. | ||
| -h | Iterates /proc/ide to find all IDE disk drives and requests that they enter a standby mode before shutting down. On Linux, this is unnecessary as the kernel will do this anyway. | ||
| -i | Iterates configured network interfaces and brings them down before shutting down. On Linux, this is unnecessary as the kernel will do this anyway. | ||
| -p | Instructs the halt command to instead behave as poweroff. | 
This tool is provided for compatibility with the traditional System V init(8).
Written by Scott James Remnant.
Report bugs at https://launchpad.net/products/upstart/+bugs
Copyright
© 2007 Canonical Ltd. 
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
shutdown(8) telinit(8)
|  | halt(8) |  |