tldr/pages/linux/halt.md

halt

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

• Halt the system:

halt

• Power off the system (same as poweroff):

halt {{[-p|--poweroff]}}

• Reboot the system (same as reboot):

halt --reboot

• Halt immediately without contacting the system manager:

halt {{[-f|--force]}}

• Write the wtmp shutdown entry without halting the system:

halt {{[-w|--wtmp-only]}}