Re: stopping job before shutdown.
On 6/29/22 13:43, Will Mengarini wrote:
* mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> [22-06/29=We 13:31 +0100]:
[...] when turning off PC with power button
there is the message, "stopping job" [...]
* gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> [22-06/29=We 09:08 -0400]:
That method of stopping the pc is quite dangerous [...]
* tomas@tuxteam.de <tomas@tuxteam.de> [22-06/29=We 16:46 +0200]:
[...] the button triggers an orderly shutdown (otherwise
the PC wouldn't get a chance to output a message) [...]
I feel old.
Go right ahead, or is that behind me? I'm 87, down to one eye
as I just had laser surgery on the other. One of the hazards of
the ultimate revenge, outliving all your enemies. :)
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/Big-Red-Switch.html
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Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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