On 11/14/18 10:54 PM, Benda Xu wrote: > Hi Jesse, > > Jesse Smith <jessefrgsm...@yahoo.ca> writes: > >> 374039 (I think the reporter is confusing initscripts (init.d) with the >> sysvinit programs as they're mixing up script variables with sysvinit >> manual pages. Can close this report.) > > Jidanni's concern is in the shutdown(8) manpage. > > 1. `shutdown` is no longer a script. The manpage should reflect that. > > 2. INIT_HALT is handled in /etc/init.d/halt, not /sbin/halt. > > 3. use `shutdown -h -H` with caution. I don't have a clue. > > 4. It is not interesting to mention "Debian Sarge" in manpage anymore. > > > It would be great if they could be addressed upstream. > > Yours, > Benda >
1. The man page doesn't refer to shutdown as a script, it is talking about the scripts init calls to shutdown the system. This is a bit confusing as the shutdown program shutdowns the system and gets init to call a series of shutdown scripts. (Really, it is a matter of using the same term to refer to multiple things.) I'll try to clear up the manual page by using other terms. 2. Yes, INIT_HALT is checked in /etc/init.d/halt, but that script then calls /sbin/halt. Again, this is a case of everything having the same name. It looks like the man page is correct, just confusing because so many things are called "halt". 3. I'm not sure to what this refers. 4. Agreed, I will remove the Sarge reference as it is very dated. - Jesse
