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REBOOT(2)  —  Silicon Graphics

NAME

reboot − reboot the system

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/reboot.h>
int reboot (opts)
int opts;

DESCRIPTION

Reboot causes the kernel to execute the initial bootstrap code that was used to boot the operating system. 

On most CPUs the reboot(2) command will take the place of a manual restart.

ASSEMBLER

moveq64,D0
trap#0

NOTE

The primitives documented on this manual page are system calls, but unlike most system calls they are not resolved by libc.  To compile and link a program that makes these calls, follow the procedures for section (3B) routines as described in intro(3).

Version 3.6  —  December 20, 1987

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