.Dd December 13, 2021 .Dt HALT 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm halt .Nd halt the computer .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm gracefully halts the computer by sending a request to the appropriate .Xr init 8 process. .Sh EXIT STATUS .Nm will exit 0 on success and non-zero otherwise. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr init 8 , .Xr poweroff 8 , .Xr reboot 8 , .Xr shutdown 8