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diff --git a/sbin/init/init.8 b/sbin/init/init.8
index 0591d9d..1b5bf5f 100644
--- a/sbin/init/init.8
+++ b/sbin/init/init.8
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)init.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
-.\" $Id: init.8,v 1.8 1997/02/22 14:32:34 peter Exp $
+.\" $Id: init.8,v 1.9 1997/04/01 20:41:04 mpp Exp $
.\"
.Dd April 18, 1994
.Dt INIT 8
@@ -241,6 +241,15 @@ signal, i.e.
This is useful for shutting the machine down cleanly from inside the kernel
or from X when the machine appears to be hung.
.Pp
+When shuting down the machine,
+.Nm init
+will try to run the
+.Pa /etc/rc.shutdown
+script. This script can be used to cleanly terminate specific programs such
+as
+.Nm innd
+(the InterNetNews server).
+.Pp
The role of
.Nm init
is so critical that if it dies, the system will reboot itself
@@ -280,6 +289,8 @@ Record of all logins and logouts.
The terminal initialization information file.
.It Pa /etc/rc
System startup commands.
+.It Pa /etc/rc.shutdown
+System shutdown commands.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr kill 1 ,
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