reboot Command Examples

Reboot the system. More information: https://manned.org/reboot.8.

• Reboot the system:

reboot

• Power off the system (same as poweroff):

reboot --poweroff

• Halt (terminates all processes and shuts down the CPU) the system (same as halt):

reboot --halt

• Reboot immediately without contacting the system manager:

reboot --force

• Write the wtmp shutdown entry without rebooting the system:

reboot --wtmp-only