====== Boot Reboot And Shut Down A System Normally ======

**General Information**

Different methods to reboot and shutdown systems are available to accomplish the same task. 

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Reboot system - any of these
<code bash>
reboot
systemctl reboot
shutdown -r +5 "System going down for a reboot"
</code>
  * The above shutdown command broadcasts the message using the "wall" command
  * The "+5" means it will reboot in 5 mins

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Poweroff system - any of these
<code bash>
poweroff
systemctl poweroff
shutdown -P +10 "System is going down and will be powered off for maintenance"
</code>

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Cancel a shutdown command
<code bash>
shutdown -c
</code>

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