.\" Copyright 1992 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
.\"
-.\"
+.\"
.TH SHUTDOWN 8 "2 March 2000" "Linux 2.0" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
shutdown \- close down the system
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.nf
-.BR "shutdown [ \-h | \-r ] [ \-fqs ] [ now | " hh:ss " | " +mins " ] [ " message " ]"
-.BR "reboot [ \-h | \-r ] [ \-fqs ] [ now | " hh:ss " | " +mins " ] [ " message " ]"
-.BR "fastboot [ \-h | \-r ] [ \-fqs ] [ now | " hh:ss " | " +mins " ] [ " message " ]"
-.BR "halt [ \-h | \-r ] [ \-fqs ] [ now | " hh:ss " | " +mins " ] [ " message " ]"
-.BR "fasthalt [ \-h | \-r ] [ \-fqs ] [ now | " hh:ss " | " +mins " ] [ " message " ]"
-.fi
+.B shutdown
+.RB [ \-h | \-r ]
+.RB [ \-fqs ]
+.RB [ now | \fIhh\fP:\fIss\fP | +\fImins\fP ]
+.RI [ message ]
+.br
+.B reboot
+.RB [ \-h | \-r ]
+.RB [ \-fqs ]
+.RB [ now | \fIhh\fP:\fIss\fP | +\fImins\fP ]
+.RI [ message ]
+.br
+.B fastboot
+.RB [ \-h | \-r ]
+.RB [ \-fqs ]
+.RB [ now | \fIhh\fP:\fIss\fP | +\fImins\fP ]
+.RI [ message ]
+.br
+.B halt
+.RB [ \-h | \-r ]
+.RB [ \-fqs ]
+.RB [ now | \fIhh\fP:\fIss\fP | +\fImins\fP ]
+.RI [ message ]
+.br
+.B fasthalt
+.RB [ \-h | \-r ]
+.RB [ \-fqs ]
+.RB [ now | \fIhh\fP:\fIss\fP | +\fImins\fP ]
+.RI [ message ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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In general,
can be given, and periodic messages will be sent to all users warning of
the shutdown. If no message is specified on the command line,
.B shutdown
-will ask for a message to be sent, unless the
+will ask for a message to be sent, unless the
.B \-q
option is set.
.I /etc/nologin
file is created with a message stating that the system is going down and
that logins are no longer permitted. The
-.B login (1)
+.BR login (1)
program will not allow non-superusers to login during this period. A
message will be sent to all users at this time.