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1.1     ! root        1: .TH HALT 8 "11 May 1981"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: halt \- stop the processor
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B /etc/halt
        !             7: [
        !             8: .B \-n
        !             9: ]
        !            10: [
        !            11: .B \-q
        !            12: ]
        !            13: [
        !            14: .B \-y
        !            15: ]
        !            16: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            17: .I Halt
        !            18: writes out sandbagged information to the disks and then stops
        !            19: the processor.  The machine does not reboot, even if the auto-reboot
        !            20: switch is set on the console.
        !            21: .PP
        !            22: The
        !            23: .B \-n
        !            24: option prevents the sync before stopping.  The
        !            25: .B \-q
        !            26: option causes a quick halt, no graceful shutdown is attempted.  The
        !            27: .B \-y
        !            28: option is needed if you are trying to halt the system from a dialup.
        !            29: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            30: reboot(8), shutdown(8)

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