.TH reboot "" "" Command
.PC "Reboot the \*(CO system"
\fB/etc/reboot [ \-p ]\fR
.PP
.HS
.SH Option:
.IC \fB\-p\fR
Prompt user if she really wishes to reboot
.HE
.B reboot
reboots the \*(CO system.
The option
.B \-p
prompts the user if she really wishes to reboot before executing the reboot.
.PP
.B reboot
can be run only by the superuser
.BR root .
.PP
The \*(CO system can be rebooted only from the console.
.I
It should be rebooted only while in single-user mode.
Failure to return to single-user mode before rebooting could damage the
\*(CO file system and destroy data.
.R
.SH "See Also"
.Xr "commands," commands
.Xr "shutdown" shutdown
.SH Notes
No message is broadcast unless the command
.B shutdown
had been executed before invoking
.BR reboot .
