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

f

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).

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

where

Y

Continues to shutdown.

N

Returns to D3.

0

Shuts down only if line 0.

Example(s)

shutdown

For UNIX: This output displays:

Shutting down "production:pick0"

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

 

NOTE

production:pick0 is the name of the virtual machine.

For Windows: This output displays:

Verifying integrity of critical files...

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

See Also

power-off Command

u001f User Exit

u60ba User Exit

user-shutdown Macro