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1.1       root        1: .TH RC 8
                      2: .CT 1 sa_auto
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: rc \- boot script
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B /etc/rc
                      7: .SH DESCRIPTION
                      8: .I Rc
                      9: is the command script
                     10: invoked by
                     11: .IR init (8)
                     12: to control reboots.
                     13: During an automatic reboot,
                     14: .I rc
                     15: is invoked with the argument
                     16: .BR autoboot ;
                     17: typically this invokes
                     18: .L /etc/fsck -p
                     19: to repair minor filesystem inconsistencies.
                     20: If
                     21: .I rc
                     22: exits with a successful status,
                     23: .I init
                     24: proceeds to multi-user mode.
                     25: .PP
                     26: When the system enters multi-user mode,
                     27: either during an auto-reboot
                     28: or after the single-user shell terminates,
                     29: .I rc
                     30: is invoked without arguments.
                     31: This usually causes it to
                     32: mount filesystems,
                     33: start daemons,
                     34: clear
                     35: .FR /tmp ,
                     36: and perform other housekeeping.
                     37: .PP
                     38: If any call to
                     39: .I rc
                     40: returns a nonzero status,
                     41: .I init
                     42: reverts to single-user mode.
                     43: .SH EXAMPLES
                     44: A typical
                     45: .I rc
                     46: script:
                     47: .PP
                     48: .EX
                     49: date
                     50: case $1 in
                     51: autoboot)
                     52:        echo Autoboot:
                     53:        /etc/fsck -p || {echo "error in reboot"; exit 1}
                     54: esac
                     55: /etc/ldpcs /etc/pcs750.bin
                     56: >/etc/mtab
                     57: /etc/mount -a
                     58: /etc/savecore /tmp/dump /dev/ra11
                     59: /etc/swapon -a
                     60: trap "" 1 2 3
                     61: /etc/update
                     62: /etc/cron &
                     63: rm -f /tmp/*
                     64: /usr/lib/asd/rmlocks
                     65: date >> /usr/adm/lastboot
                     66: /etc/accton /tmp/acct > /tmp/acct
                     67: /usr/ipc/mgrs/svcmgr
                     68: /etc/kdiload
                     69: /usr/ipc/mgrs/dkhup; sleep 10
                     70: /usr/ipc/mgrs/dkmgr
                     71: /usr/netb/setup.go
                     72: /usr/net/face.go
                     73: wwv -s
                     74: .EE
                     75: .SH SEE ALSO
                     76: .IR init (8), 
                     77: .IR reboot (8)

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