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Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>,
	Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Shutdown cooloff feature
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"Pegasus Mc Cleaft" <ken@mthelicon.com> writes:
> I suppose in my mind I have always thought of the reboot command as
> being a sledge hammer where "shutdown -r" was the polite version. I
> wouldent want to loose the brute-force power of "reboot".

shutdown -or now is actually nastier than reboot(8) - it doesn't signal
init(8) at all.

OBTW:

     -n      The file system cache is not flushed.  This option should prob=
a=E2=80=90
             bly not be used.

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no