<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
-
-<!--
- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
-
- This file is part of systemd.
-
- Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
--->
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
<refentry id="halt"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>halt</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
-
- <authorgroup>
- <author>
- <contrib>Developer</contrib>
- <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
- <surname>Poettering</surname>
- <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
- </author>
- </authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
- <para><command>halt</command>, <command>poweroff</command>,
- <command>reboot</command> may be used to halt, power-off or reboot
- the machine.</para>
+ <para><command>halt</command>, <command>poweroff</command>, <command>reboot</command> may be used to
+ halt, power-off, or reboot the machine. All three commands take the same options.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
- <para>These commands are implemented in a way that preserves compatibility with
- the original SysV commands.
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- verbs <command>halt</command>, <command>poweroff</command>,
- <command>reboot</command> provide the same functionality with some additional
- features.</para>
+ <para>These commands are implemented in a way that preserves basic compatibility with the original SysV
+ commands. <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ verbs <command>halt</command>, <command>poweroff</command>, <command>reboot</command> provide the same
+ functionality with some additional features.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that on many SysV systems <command>halt</command> used to be synonymous to
+ <command>poweroff</command>, i.e. both commands would equally result in powering the machine off. systemd
+ is more accurate here, and <command>halt</command> results in halting the machine only (leaving power
+ on), and <command>poweroff</command> is required to actually power it off.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>