Clarify some details.

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Ruslan Ermilov 1999-06-23 07:00:30 +00:00
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)reboot.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93
.\" $Id$
.\" $Id: reboot.8,v 1.5 1998/07/15 06:51:37 charnier Exp $
.\"
.Dd June 9, 1993
.Dt REBOOT 8
@ -55,10 +55,14 @@ The
and
.Nm
utilities flush the file system cache to disk, send all running processes
a SIGTERM (and subsequently a SIGKILL) and, respectively, halt or restart
the system.
The action is logged, including entering a shutdown record into the login
accounting file.
a
.Dv SIGTERM
(and subsequently a
.Dv SIGKILL )
and, respectively, halt or restart the system.
The action is logged, including entering a shutdown record into the
.Xr wtmp 5
file.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
@ -67,7 +71,9 @@ The file system cache is not flushed.
This option should probably not be used.
.It Fl q
The system is halted or restarted quickly and ungracefully, and only
the flushing of the file system cache is performed.
the flushing of the file system cache is performed (if the
.Fl n
is not specified).
This option should probably not be used.
.It Fl p
The system will turn off the power
@ -90,9 +96,10 @@ utilities.
Normally, the
.Xr shutdown 8
utility is used when the system needs to be halted or restarted, giving
users advance warning of their impending doom.
users advance warning of their impending doom and cleanly terminating
specific programs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr utmp 5 ,
.Xr wtmp 5 ,
.Xr boot 8 ,
.Xr shutdown 8 ,
.Xr sync 8