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diff --git a/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8 b/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a44ad19 --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8 @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +.\" Copyright 1992, 1993 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License +.TH CTRLALTDEL 8 "October 2015" "util-linux" "System Administration" +.SH NAME +ctrlaltdel \- set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination +.SH SYNOPSIS +.BR "ctrlaltdel hard" | soft +.SH DESCRIPTION +Based on examination of the +.I linux/kernel/reboot.c +code, it is clear that there are two supported functions that the +Ctrl-Alt-Del sequence can perform. +.TP +.B hard +Immediately reboot the computer without calling +.BR sync (2) +and without any other preparation. This is the default. +.TP +.B soft +Make the kernel send the SIGINT (interrupt) signal to the +.B init +process (this is always the process with PID 1). If this option is used, +the +.BR init (8) +program must support this feature. Since there are now several +.BR init (8) +programs in the Linux community, please consult the documentation for the +version that you are currently using. +.PP +When the command is run without any argument, it will display the current +setting. +.PP +The function of +.B ctrlaltdel +is usually set in the +.I /etc/rc.local +file. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR +Display version information and exit. +.TP +\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR +Display help text and exit. +.SH FILES +.I /etc/rc.local +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR init (8), +.BR systemd (1) +.SH AUTHOR +.UR poe@daimi.aau.dk +Peter Orbaek +.UE +.SH AVAILABILITY +The ctrlaltdel command is part of the util-linux package and is available from +.UR https://\:www.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util-linux/ +Linux Kernel Archive +.UE . |