Shutting down Linux

[dking at pimpsoft.com]

I use the:

shutdown

command myself, if it is available.

On 27 Apr 2004 at 12:17, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Or, another command frequently available via /sbin is:
> 
> poweroff
> 
> This one has the advantage of continuing the shutdown to the point of turning off the power.
> 
> Buddy Brannan writes:
> > Yeah...Log in as root and type
> > halt
> > 
> > That should do it. Unless your computer is my computer and it reboots instead.
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