cannedtuna@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoSeriously, every time I gotta be out the door. Just let me shut you down.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square194linkfedilinkarrow-up1588arrow-down110
arrow-up1578arrow-down1imageSeriously, every time I gotta be out the door. Just let me shut you down.lemmy.worldcannedtuna@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square194linkfedilink
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·5 days agoWhat? sync ; sync ; sync ; shutdown -h now Or nothing!
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 days agoIt’s traditional, it used to be done that way on old systems. It was done for extra luck I suppose. Nowadays, shutdown syncs as a matter of fact, and filesystems are much less brittle.
minus-squareTrippaSnippa@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoThe machine spirit gets upset if you don’t perform the correct shutdown rites. Praise the Omnissiah.
minus-squareSonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoGotta make sure the FS cache syncs. Not too sure, hence the use of semicolons instead of double ampersands, but a moderately high level of sure.
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoBefore Linux had a shutdown command, you’d run “sync && sync && sync” then hit the power button.
minus-squareDigit@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoHow long ago was that?? Like 30 years ago?
minus-squaredadarobot@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agois that true? i guess it makes sense. you dont “shutdown” DOS
minus-squareHorseChandelier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days ago3 syncs? Sun Microsystems trainers told me 2!
What?
sync ; sync ; sync ; shutdown -h nowOr nothing!
why?
It’s traditional, it used to be done that way on old systems. It was done for extra luck I suppose.
Nowadays, shutdown syncs as a matter of fact, and filesystems are much less brittle.
The machine spirit gets upset if you don’t perform the correct shutdown rites. Praise the Omnissiah.
Gotta make sure the FS cache syncs.
Not too sure, hence the use of semicolons instead of double ampersands, but a moderately high level of sure.
Before Linux had a shutdown command, you’d run “sync && sync && sync” then hit the power button.
How long ago was that?? Like 30 years ago?
is that true? i guess it makes sense. you dont “shutdown” DOS
3 syncs? Sun Microsystems trainers told me 2!
Seems risky to me…