HALT(8)                              BSD                               HALT(8)



NAME
     halt - stop the processor

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/halt [ -n ] [ -q ] [ -y ]

DESCRIPTION
     The halt command writes out cached pages to the disks and then stops the
     processor.  The machine does not reboot.

     halt normally logs the shutdown using syslog(8) and places a shutdown
     record in the login accounting file /usr/adm/wtmp. These actions are
     inhibited if the -n or -q options are present.

OPTIONS
     -n        Prevent the sync before stopping.

     -q        Cause a quick halt, without attempting a graceful shutdown.

     -y        Halt the system from a dialup.

SEE ALSO
     reboot(8), shutdown(8), syslogd(8)