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# poweroff

> Power off the system.
> More information: <https://www.manned.org/poweroff>.

- Power off the system:

`poweroff`

- Halt the system (same as `halt`):

`poweroff --halt`

- Reboot the system (same as `reboot`):

`poweroff --reboot`

- Shut down immediately without contacting the system manager:

`poweroff --force`

- Write the wtmp shutdown entry without shutting down the system:

`poweroff --wtmp-only`
