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diff --git a/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8 b/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..488f37c072 --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8 @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.\" Copyright 1992, 1993 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu) +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License +.TH CTRLALTDEL 8 "25 October 1993" "Linux 0.99" "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.SH NAME +ctrlaltdel \- set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B "ctrlaltdel hard|soft" +.SH DESCRIPTION +Based on examination of the +.I linux/kernel/sys.c +code, it is clear that there are two supported functions that the +Ctrl-Alt-Del sequence can perform: a +.I hard +reset, which immediately reboots the computer without calling +.B sync (2) +and without any other preparation; and a +.I soft +reset, which sends the SIGINT (interrupt) signal to the +.B init +process (this is always the process with PID 1). If this option is used, +the +.B init (8) +program must support this feature. Since there are now several +.B init (8) +programs in the Linux community, please consult the documentation for the +version that you are currently using. + +.B ctrlaltdel +is usually used in the +.I /etc/rc.local +file. +.SH FILES +.I /etc/rc.local +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR simpleinit (8), +.BR init (8) +.SH AUTHOR +Peter Orbaek (poe@daimi.aau.dk) |