shutdown command

The shutdown BASIC program initiates an orderly system shutdown sequence, and should be executed before turning off or rebooting any D3 system.

Syntax

 shutdown {(options}

Parameter(s)

options

UNIX Only

Invokes a :files at the end, which initiates a full restore as an alternative to reloading from the options prompt.

This option displays a notification that all data will be erased and prompts for a confirmation.

Description

Critical files are checked for consistency, any user logged on is logged off, all process workspaces are released, all printers are stopped, all phantom jobs are logged off, and all updated memory frames are written to disk. The system is shut down. The critical files are:

mds,,

dm,users,

dm,,

dm,pibs,

dm,tcl-stack,

dm,devices

dm,backgrounds

The macro user-shutdown on the dm account is executed, if it exists. This macro should contain any user-defined procedure to be run at shutdown time (application cleanup, network shutdown, and so on).

You will see the following message:

 Do you wish to continue (Y/N/0)?

where

`Y`	Continues to shutdown.
`N`	Returns to D3.
`0`	Shuts down only if line 0.

Example(s)

 shutdown

For UNIX

You will see this output:

 Shutting down "production:pick0" 
 Do you wish to continue (Y/N/0)?

Note: production:pick0 is the name of the virtual machine.

For Windows