if you use plan9 in the way it was intended then you can
just turn off your terminal, hit the reset switch or type ^t^tr
because your terminal has no rotating parts.

however, if you have corrupted it into being a diskfull operating
system then you should make sure your data is saved and the appropriate
shutdowns of local filesystems has happened first.


On Tue Aug 22 12:55:09 EDT 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On 8/22/06, andrey mirtchovski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Subject: How do I reboot my system?
> >
> > The system can be rebooted by typing ^T^Tr (two control-T's followed by
> > 'r'). Cpu servers can be rebooted by typing ^P on the console. See the
> > cons(3) manual for more details.
> >
> 
> I've got a question--does "reboot" or ^T^Tr shut down file systems, or
> does it just simply reboot? Is it the equivalent of hitting the reset
> switch (generally considered a Bad Thing for a running machine)? I'd
> like to know so I can minimize the risk of lost data on my file
> server.
> 
> John
> -- 
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