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Halt the system. More information: https://manned.org/halt.8.

  • Halt the system:

halt

  • Power off the system (same as poweroff):

halt --poweroff

  • Reboot the system (same as reboot):

halt --reboot

  • Halt immediately without contacting the system manager:

halt --force

  • Write the wtmp shutdown entry without halting the system:

halt --wtmp-only