FASTBOOT(8) BSD System Manager's Manual FASTBOOT(8)NAME
fastboot, fasthalt -- reboot/halt the system without checking the disks
SYNOPSIS
fastboot [boot-options]
fasthalt [halt-options]
DESCRIPTION
fastboot and fasthalt are shell scripts which reboot or halt the system, and when next started, the system will skip the normal the file sys-
tems checks. This is done by creating a file /fastboot, then invoking the reboot(8) program. The system startup script, /etc/rc, looks for
this file and, if present, skips the normal invocation of fsck(8).
SEE ALSO halt(8), rc(8), reboot(8)HISTORY
The fastboot command appeared in 4.2BSD.
BSD June 5, 1993 BSD
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fasthalt(8) System Manager's Manual fasthalt(8)NAME
fasthalt - Halts the system
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/fasthalt [-lnq]
DESCRIPTION
The fasthalt command halts the system and flags a subsequent reboot to skip the execution of fsck. The program creates the fastboot file,
then invokes the halt program. The system start-up script contains instructions to look for the fastboot file. If present, the script
removes the file and skips the invocation of the fsck command.
If the command is invoked without the -l, -n, or -q flag, the halt program logs the shutdown using the syslogd command and places a record
of the shutdown in the login accounting file, /var/adm/wtmp. Using the -q and the -n flags imply the -l flag.
You must have root privileges to use this command.
FLAGS
Does not log the halt using syslog. Prevents the sync before stopping, and does not log the halt using syslog. Causes a quick halt, does
not log the halt using syslog, and makes no attempt to kill all processes.
FILES
Specifies the command path Specifies the path of the syslog daemon
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: fsck(8), halt(8), syslogd(8)
Functions: sync(2), syslog(3) delim off
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