site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-dev@lists.apple.com On 2010 Jul 20, at 17:03, Mo McRoberts wrote:

shutdown(8) reads:

"The shutdown utility provides an automated shutdown procedure for super- users to nicely notify users when the system is shutting down, saving them from system administrators, hackers, and gurus, who would otherwise not bother with such niceties."

I think I recognise text which has survived in manpages from the dawn of unix. The analogous manpage on SunOS (which appears not to have survived into this BSD) documented a 'rapid shutdown' option which could be used "for example, if the processor is on fire". I always thought this presumed a rather stylish coolness on the part of the admin issuing the command. Norman -- Norman Gray : http://nxg.me.uk _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-dev mailing list (Darwin-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-dev/site_archiver%40lists.appl... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com