.Dd February 2, 2015 .Dt CTRLALTDEL 8 .Os ubase .Sh NAME .Nm ctrlaltdel .Nd set the function of Ctrl-Alt-Del combination .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl hs .Sh DESCRIPTION Based on examination of the .Pa linux/kernel/sys.c code, it is clear that there are two supported functions that the Ctrl-Alt-Del sequence can perform: a hard reset, which immediately reboots the computer without calling .Xr sync 2 and without any other preparation; and a soft reset, which sends the SIGINT (interrupt) signal to the init process (this is always the process with PID 1). If this option is used, the .Xr init 8 program must support this feature. .Sh OPTIONS .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl h Perform a hard reset. .It Fl s Perform a soft reset. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr sync 2 , .Xr init 8