NAME

halt − stop the processor

SYNOPSIS

/etc/halt [ −n ] [ −q ] [ −y ]

DESCRIPTION

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. 

The −n option prevents the sync before stopping.  The −q option causes a quick halt, no graceful shutdown is attempted.  The −y option is needed if you are trying to halt the system from a dialup. 

SEE ALSO

reboot(8), shutdown(8)

BUGS

It is very difficult to halt a VAX, as the machine wants to then reboot itself.  A rather tight loop suffices. 

th Berkeley Distribution  —  5/11/81