Hi, Christopher Nehren wrote on Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 08:55:23AM -0400: > On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 00:36, Sean Kelly wrote: > > Err.. Wouldn't it just be easier to use the `shutdown` command? > > I suggest you check `man 8 shutdown` out. > > I'll concede and admit that I should have RTFM'd. But in the same vein, > if shutdown(8) provides the functionality of halt(8) and reboot(8), why > do they exist as separate programs? I'm probably missing something here, > but wouldn't it be easier to just combine shutdown and reboot / halt, as > reboot and halt already are?
Yes, you are missing something. shutdown(8) is a sort-of frontend to reboot/halt. It contains additional functionality and calls /sbin/halt or /sbin/reboot. So the combination already exists. Further halt(8) and reboot(8) are the same program, as you can easily verify using ls -i. The shutdown(8) frontend adds warning-messages and grace-time features to reboot/halt. HTH, Daniel -- IRCnet: Mr-Spock - All your .sigs are belong to us - Daniel Lang * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * +49 89 289 18532 * http://www.leo.org/~dl/
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