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1.1       root        1: .TH REBOOT 3 
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: reboot \- reboot CPU after loss of file server connection
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .nf
                      6: .B
                      7: write(cfd, "push reboot", 11);
                      8: .sp
                      9: .B
                     10: fd = open("#↑/deltat", OWRITE);
                     11: .B
                     12: fprint(fd, "%d", delaytime);
                     13: .fi
                     14: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     15: .PP
                     16: This is a combined device and stream module (see
                     17: .IR stream (3)).
                     18: The bootstrap program
                     19: .IR boot (8)
                     20: pushes the module onto the file server connection of
                     21: a CPU server.  The system will then reboot automatically
                     22: if the connection hangs up.  The reboot may be
                     23: postponed by
                     24: .I delaytime
                     25: milliseconds by writing the decimal value of
                     26: .I delaytime
                     27: to
                     28: .LR #↑/deltat .
                     29: Conventionally, this is done by
                     30: .BR /rc/bin/cpurc
                     31: (see
                     32: .IR cpurc (8)).
                     33: This mechanism may be used to cause the machines at a particular
                     34: site to come up in a fixed order, such as after a power failure.
                     35: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     36: .IR stream (3)
                     37: .SH SOURCE
                     38: .B /sys/src/9/port/devreboot.c

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