text and exits.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--version</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Prints a short version
+ string and exits.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--type=</option></term>
<term><option>-t</option></term>
configuration will stay
accessible.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><command>daemon-exit</command></term>
-
- <listitem><para>Ask the systemd
- manager to quit. This is only
- supported for session managers
- (i.e. in conjunction with the
- <option>--session</option> option) and
- will fail otherwise.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>show-environment</command></term>
is only removed if it has the
specified value.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>default</command></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Enter default
+ mode. This is mostly equivalent to
+ <command>start
+ default.target</command>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>rescue</command></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Enter rescue
+ mode. This is mostly equivalent to
+ <command>isolate
+ rescue.target</command> but also
+ prints a wall message to all
+ users.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>emergency</command></term>
+ <listitem><para>Enter emergency
+ mode. This is mostly equivalent to
+ <command>isolate
+ emergency.target</command> but also
+ prints a wall message to all
+ users.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>halt</command></term>
system. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>start halt.target</command>
but also prints a wall message to all
- users.</para></listitem>
+ users. If
+ combined with <option>--force</option>
+ shutdown of all running services is
+ skipped, however all processes killed
+ and all file systems unmounted or
+ mounted read-only, immediately
+ followed by the
+ system halt.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>poweroff</command></term>
equivalent to <command>start
poweroff.target</command> but also
prints a wall message to all
- users.</para></listitem>
+ users. If
+ combined with <option>--force</option>
+ shutdown of all running services is
+ skipped, however all processes killed
+ and all file systems unmounted or
+ mounted read-only, immediately
+ followed by the
+ powering off.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>reboot</command></term>
equivalent to <command>start
reboot.target</command> but also
prints a wall message to all
- users.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><command>default</command></term>
-
- <listitem><para>Enter default
- mode. This is mostly equivalent to
- <command>start
- default.target</command>.</para></listitem>
+ users. If
+ combined with <option>--force</option>
+ shutdown of all running services is
+ skipped, however all processes killed
+ and all file systems unmounted or
+ mounted read-only, immediately
+ followed by the
+ reboot.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>rescue</command></term>
+ <term><command>kexec</command></term>
- <listitem><para>Enter rescue
- mode. This is mostly equivalent to
- <command>isolate
- rescue.target</command> but also
- prints a wall message to all
- users.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Shut down and reboot
+ the system via kexec. This is mostly
+ equivalent to <command>start
+ kexec.target</command> but also prints
+ a wall message to all users. If
+ combined with <option>--force</option>
+ shutdown of all running services is
+ skipped, however all processes killed
+ and all file systems unmounted or
+ mounted read-only, immediately
+ followed by the
+ reboot.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>emergency</command></term>
+ <term><command>exit</command></term>
- <listitem><para>Enter emergency
- mode. This is mostly equivalent to
- <command>isolate
- emergency.target</command> but also
- prints a wall message to all
- users.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Ask the systemd
+ manager to quit. This is only
+ supported for session managers
+ (i.e. in conjunction with the
+ <option>--session</option> option) and
+ will fail otherwise.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>