Shutting down Linux

nick G nick6489 at optonline.net
Wed Apr 28 15:42:48 EDT 2004


One can also write a shellscript for example called sd that'll have you shut
it down.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Homiak" <chomiak at charter.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: Shutting down Linux


> Why thank you, Ann!!!
> I've been restraining myself from making that comment all this time!!!
> If you have hand problems, I could see that the -h or -r might be a
> problem, but then, you'd have other problems as well.
> If you have a very slow old 386 or 486 it would be aggravating, but that
> would only be the tip of the iceberg as far as aggravation; I know because
> I started on an old 486 that took FOREVER to do anything. But the neat
> thing was: IT WOrKED, albeit with eternity rather than time as its
> reference!!!
> If you really hate it that much, and you can get used to the noise if it's
> in your bedroom, just leave it running most of the time. I rarely turn my
> computer off and only reboot when there's a problem or I'm switching
> kernels.
> It's interesting, though, to hear the different ways people do it.
>
>
> -- 
> Cheryl
> "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
>
>
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