Startup/Shutdown Commands

This is a list of startup/shutdown-related commands:


 * dmesg	  - display bootup messages.
 * halt	  - halt the system. (not recommened - use shutdown -h now instead)
 * init	  - set runlevel, or define processes that are begun on a  specific runlevel.
 * reboot	  - reboot the system.
 * runlevel    - show the current system runlevel.
 * shutdown    - shutdown the system.
 * swapoff     - disable the paging hardware.
 * swapon	  - enable the paging hardware.
 * sync	  - write buffered memory out to disk.
 * telinit     - move the system to a new runlevel.