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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>1999-06-23 07:00:30 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>1999-06-23 07:00:30 +0000
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Clarify some details.
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diff --git a/sbin/reboot/reboot.8 b/sbin/reboot/reboot.8
index c43c5f1..c9820f7 100644
--- a/sbin/reboot/reboot.8
+++ b/sbin/reboot/reboot.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" 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
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