Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

Name

halt

Synopsis

halt [options]

System administration command: turns off the computer. Inserts a note in the file /var/log/wtmp; if the system is in runlevel 0 or 6, stops all processes; otherwise, calls shutdown -h.

Options

-d

Suppress writing to /var/log/wtmp.

-f

Call halt even when shutdown -nf would normally be called (i.e., force a call to halt, even when not in runlevel 0 or 6).

-h

Place hard drives in standby mode before halt or power off.

-i

Shut down network interfaces before halt.

-n

No sync before reboot or halt.

-p

Perform power-off when halting system.