Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Ahlstrom Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Shutdown - 25 Years Later Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:14:13 -0400 Organization: None Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <8734e8nfku.fsf@atr2.ath.cx> Reply-To: OFeem1987@teleworm.us Injection-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:14:13 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="51174757d5f9deb0c75a1033e1ba5265"; logging-data="3483208"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Xh+XExwpbabrwRp4rrdBI" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:IQ7ahEdx6cX51k1EaKr8Br+UZLY= X-Slrn: Why use anything else? X-Mutt: The most widely-used MUA X-User-Agent: Microsoft Outl00k, Usenet K00k Editions X-Face: 63n<76,LYJQ2m#'5YL#.T95xqyPiG`ffIP70tN+j"(&@6(4l\7uL)2+/-r0)/9SjZ`qw= Njn mr93Xrerx}aQG-Ap5IHn"xe;`5:pp"$RH>Kx_ngWw%c\+6qSg!q"41n2[.N/;Pu6q8?+Poz~e A9? $6_R7cm.l!s8]yfv7x+-FYQ|/k Bytes: 2246 vallor wrote this post while blinking in Morse code: > On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:09:37 -0400, jayjwa > wrote in <8734e8nfku.fsf@atr2.ath.cx>: > >> It's probably the most used command for operating system shutdown. >> >> Linux: shutdown (flags such as -h) >> OpenVMS: shutdown FreeDOS: shutdown Solaris 9: shutdown (flags such as >> -y -g 30) >> Windows 10: shutdown (flags such as /p) >> Minix3: shutdown (can't remember the flags right now) >> TOPS20: ^Ecease now (then confirm) >> ITS: :lock (then 5down, confirm) > > I usually use the -f flag with -r or -h: > > # shutdown -hf now now now > > POWEROFF(8) poweroff POWEROFF(8) NAME poweroff, reboot, halt - Power off, reboot, or halt the machine SYNOPSIS poweroff [OPTIONS...] reboot [OPTIONS...] halt [OPTIONS...] -- QOTD: "Unlucky? If I bought a pumpkin farm, they'd cancel Halloween."