1control-alt-delete(7)  Miscellaneous Information Manual  control-alt-delete(7)
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NAME

6       control-alt-delete  -  event  signalling  console press of Control-Alt-
7       Delete
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SYNOPSIS

10       control-alt-delete [ENV]...
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DESCRIPTION

13       The control-alt-delete event is generated by the Upstart init(8) daemon
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16       Typically this combination is used to safely reboot the machine.
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18       In the default Upstart configuration handling of this event is provided
19       by the /etc/init/control-alt-delete.conf  task  which  runs  the  shut‐
20       down(8) tool.
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EXAMPLE

23       A task to be run on Control-Alt-Delete might use:
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25              start on control-alt-delete
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SEE ALSO

28       keyboard-request(7) init(8)
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32Upstart                           2009-07-09             control-alt-delete(7)