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.TH HALT 8 "11 May 1981"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
halt \- stop the processor
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/halt
[
.B \-n
]
[
.B \-q
]
[
.B \-y
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I 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.
.PP
The
.B \-n
option prevents the sync before stopping.  The
.B \-q
option causes a quick halt, no graceful shutdown is attempted.  The
.B \-y
option is needed if you are trying to halt the system from a dialup.
.SH SEE ALSO
reboot(8), shutdown(8)
.SH BUGS
It is very difficult to halt a VAX, as the machine wants to then
reboot itself.  A rather tight loop suffices.
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bea22c67 C	1	.TH HALT 8 "11 May 1981"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	halt \- stop the processor
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B /etc/halt
	7	[
	8	.B \-n
	9	]
	10	[
	11	.B \-q
	12	]
	13	[
	14	.B \-y
	15	]
	16	.SH DESCRIPTION
	17	.I Halt
	18	writes out sandbagged information to the disks and then stops
	19	the processor. The machine does not reboot, even if the auto-reboot
	20	switch is set on the console.
	21	.PP
	22	The
	23	.B \-n
	24	option prevents the sync before stopping. The
	25	.B \-q
	26	option causes a quick halt, no graceful shutdown is attempted. The
	27	.B \-y
	28	option is needed if you are trying to halt the system from a dialup.
	29	.SH SEE ALSO
	30	reboot(8), shutdown(8)
	31	.SH BUGS
	32	It is very difficult to halt a VAX, as the machine wants to then
	33	reboot itself. A rather tight loop suffices.