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diff --git a/man/shutdown.xml b/man/shutdown.xml index f2274a8a8c..95884921ac 100644 --- a/man/shutdown.xml +++ b/man/shutdown.xml @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> - <command>shutdown <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt">now</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">WALL</arg></command> + <command>shutdown <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt">TIME</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">WALL</arg></command> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> @@ -59,11 +59,30 @@ <para><command>shutdown</command> may be used to halt, power-off or reboot the machine.</para> - <para>The first argument should be the string - <command>now</command> which however is ignored by - this implementation. Optionally, this may be followed - by a wall message to be sent to all logged-in users - before going down.</para> + <para>The first argument may be a time string (which + is usually <literal>now</literal>). Optionally, this + may be followed by a wall message to be sent to all + logged-in users before going down.</para> + + <para>The time string may either be in the format + <literal>hh:mm</literal> for hour/minutes specifying + the time to execute the shutdown at, specified in 24h + clock format. Alternatively it may be in the syntax + <literal>+m</literal> referring to the specified + number of minutes m from now. <literal>now</literal> + is an alias for <literal>+0</literal>, i.e. for + triggering an immediate shutdown. If no time argument + is specified, <literal>now</literal> is + implied.</para> + + <para>Note that to specify a wall message you must + speciy a time argument, too.</para> + + <para>If the time argument is used, 5 minutes + before the system goes down the + <filename>/etc/nologin</filename> file is created to + ensure that further logins shall not be + allowed.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> @@ -126,6 +145,39 @@ message before halt, power-off, reboot.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-f</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Skip file system check + on reboot. This is equivalent to + creating the + <filename>/fastboot</filename> file + before going down.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-F</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Force file system + check on reboot. This is equivalent to + creating the + <filename>/forcefsck</filename> file + before going down.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-c</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Cancel a pending + shutdown. This may be used cancel the + effect of an invocation of + <command>shutdown</command> with a + time argument that is not + <literal>+0</literal> or + <literal>now</literal>.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </refsect1> |