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halt

Halt the system

command System AdministrationSystem Utilities

Overview

Halts the system, stopping all CPU functions. Depending on the system, it may or may not cut power. Often a symlink to systemctl halt or equivalent to `shutdown -H now`.

Syntax

halt [OPTION]...

Common Options

-f, --force

Force halt without calling shutdown. Use with extreme caution.

-p, --poweroff

If halting, also power off the system.

--reboot

Reboot the system instead of halting.

-w, --wtmp-only

Don't actually halt, but write wtmp record. For testing/logging.

--no-wtmp

Do not write wtmp record.

Examples

$ sudo halt

Halts the system.

$ sudo halt -p

Halts and then powers off the system.

$ sudo halt -f

Forces an immediate halt. Use with caution.

Related Commands

useradd

Create a new user or update default new user information

kill

Send a signal to a process

shutdown

Shut down or reboot the system

reboot

Reboot the system

poweroff

Power off the system

man

Format and display the on-line manual pages

haltshutdownstopsystemadmin