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6.7.2 Shutdown programs
6.7.2.2 halt/fasthalt and reboot/fastboot
halt and fasthalt synchronize the disk and then shutdown, but they do NOT warn users. fasthalt creates a file, /fastboot (SunOS 4.X only). If it exists /etc/rc skips the fsck step when booting. To halt without syncing the file system type "halt -n". reboot and fastboot are similar to halt/fasthalt, but then they immediately reboot the system. fastboot also creates the file /fastboot (SunOS 4.X only).
Unix System Administration - 8 AUG 1996
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