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--- a/sbin/reboot/reboot.8
+++ b/sbin/reboot/reboot.8
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd October 11, 2010
+.Dd Jan 06, 2016
.Dt REBOOT 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -39,16 +40,16 @@
.Nd stopping and restarting the system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm halt
-.Op Fl lnpq
+.Op Fl lNnpq
.Op Fl k Ar kernel
.Nm
-.Op Fl dlnpq
+.Op Fl dlNnpq
.Op Fl k Ar kernel
.Nm fasthalt
-.Op Fl lnpq
+.Op Fl lNnpq
.Op Fl k Ar kernel
.Nm fastboot
-.Op Fl dlnpq
+.Op Fl dlNnpq
.Op Fl k Ar kernel
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
@@ -94,6 +95,16 @@ that call
or
.Nm halt
and log this themselves.
+.It Fl N
+The file system cache is not flushed during the initial process clean-up,
+however the kernel level
+.Xr reboot 2
+is still processed with a sync.
+This option can be useful for performing a
+.Dq best-effort
+reboot when devices might be unavailable.
+This can happen when devices have been disconnected, such as with
+.Xr iscsi 4 .
.It Fl n
The file system cache is not flushed.
This option should probably not be used.
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