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HALT(8)HALT(8)NAMEhalt - stop the processor
SYNOPSIShalt [ -n ] [ -q ] [ -y ]
DESCRIPTION
Halt writes out sandbagged information to the disks and then stops the
processor. The machine does not reboot, even if the auto-reboot switch
is set on the console.
The -n option prevents the sync before stopping. The -q option causes
a quick halt, no graceful shutdown is attempted. The -y option is
needed if you are trying to halt the system from a dialup.
Halt normally logs the shutdown using syslog(8) and places a shutdown
record in the login accounting file /var/log/wtmp. These actions are
inhibited if the -n or -q options are present.
SEE ALSOreboot(8), shutdown(8), syslogd(8)BUGS
It is very difficult to halt a VAX, as the machine wants to then reboot
itself. A rather tight loop suffices.
4th Berkeley Distribution June 24, 1990 HALT(8)