Date: 02 Sep 2003 08:55:23 -0400 From: Christopher Nehren <apeiron@comcast.net> To: Sean Kelly <smkelly@FreeBSD.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Addition to reboot(8): reboot / halt reasons Message-ID: <1062507323.2163.6.camel@prophecy.velum> In-Reply-To: <20030902043655.GA42977@edgemaster.zombie.org> References: <1062469541.642.6.camel@prophecy.velum> <20030902043655.GA42977@edgemaster.zombie.org>
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On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 00:36, Sean Kelly wrote: > Err.. Wouldn't it just be easier to use the `shutdown` command? > I suggest you check `man 8 shutdown` out. I'll concede and admit that I should have RTFM'd. But in the same vein, if shutdown(8) provides the functionality of halt(8) and reboot(8), why do they exist as separate programs? I'm probably missing something here, but wouldn't it be easier to just combine shutdown and reboot / halt, as reboot and halt already are?
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