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-.TH <PROGNAME> <SECTION> "June 24, 1990"
-.TH HALT 8 "June 24, 1990"
-.UC 4
-.SH NAME
-halt \- stop the processor
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B halt
-[
-.B \-n
-]
-[
-.B \-q
-]
-[
-.B \-y
-]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.I Halt
+.\"     @(#)halt.8     6.5 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
+.\"
+.Dd March 16, 1991
+.Dt HALT 8
+.Os BSD 4
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm halt
+.Nd stop the processor
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm halt
+.Op Fl n
+.Op Fl q
+.Op Fl y
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm 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.
 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.
-.PP
-.I Halt
+.Pp
+Available options for
+.Nm halt :
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl n
+No sync before stopping.
+.It Fl q
+Quick halt, no graceful shutdown is attempted.
+.It Fl y
+This option is needed if you are trying to halt the system from a dialup.
+.El
+.Pp
+.Nm Halt

 normally logs the shutdown using
 normally logs the shutdown using

-.IR syslog (8)
+.Xr syslog 8

 and places a shutdown record in the login accounting file
 and places a shutdown record in the login accounting file

-/var/log/wtmp.
+.Pa /var/log/wtmp.

 These actions are inhibited if the
 These actions are inhibited if the

-.B \-n
+.Fl n

 or
 or

-.B \-q
+.Fl q

 options are present.
 options are present.

-.SH SEE ALSO
-reboot(8), shutdown(8), syslogd(8)
-.SH BUGS
-It is very difficult to halt a VAX, as the machine wants to then
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr reboot 8 ,
+.Xr shutdown 8 ,
+.Xr syslogd 8
+.Sh BUGS
+It is very difficult to halt a
+.Tn VAX ,
+as the machine wants to then

 reboot itself.  A rather tight loop suffices.
 reboot itself.  A rather tight loop suffices.

+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.Bx 4.0 .