REBOOT(8)

NAME
reboot, halt, poweroff, hibernate, suspend - reboot, stop or suspend the system.

SYNOPSIS
reboot [options]

halt [options]

poweroff [options]

hibernate [options]

suspend [options]

DESCRIPTION
These programs allow the user to reboot, halt, poweroff, hibernate or suspend the system.

They are aliases for shutdown --reboot now, shutdown --halt now, shutdown --hibernate now and shutdown --suspend now.

OPTIONS

-f, --force
    Forces the execution. This can cause applications to lose data.

-i, --install
    Install Windows Updates during shutdown or reboot. This is only supported on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and later. Doesn't work with --exitex.

-H, --hybrid
    Shutdown in hybrid mode and prepare it for fast startup. This is only supported on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2 and later. Doesn't work with --exitex or with --install.

-x, --exitex
    Use ExitWindowsEx rather than InitiateSystemShutdownEx or InitiateShutdown.

--help
    Display a help text and exit.

--version
    Display version information and exit.

AUTHORS
reboot was written by Corinna Vinschen and Frank Fesevur.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2005-2016 Corinna Vinschen, Frank Fesevur. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
shutdown(8)

REPORTING BUGS
Please send bug reports to cygwin@cygwin.com