halt
Syntax
halt [options]
Options
-n
does not flush out in-memory buffers to disk before halting the system.
-f
forces a halt without calling the /sbin/shutdown
command.
-i
shuts down all network interfaces before halting the system.
Description
The halt
command lets the super user (root) terminate all processes and halt the system. The halt
command invokes /sbin/shutdown
with the -h
option.