FASTBOOT(8) BSD System Manager's Manual FASTBOOT(8) NNAAMMEE ffaassttbboooott, ffaasstthhaalltt - reboot/halt the system without checking the disks SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ffaassttbboooott [_b_o_o_t_-_o_p_t_i_o_n_s] ffaasstthhaalltt [_h_a_l_t_-_o_p_t_i_o_n_s] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN FFaassttbboooott and ffaasstthhaalltt are shell scripts which reboot and halt the system without checking the file systems. This is done by creating a file _/_f_a_s_t_b_o_o_t, then invoking the reboot program. The system startup script, _/_e_t_c_/_r_c, looks for this file and, if present, skips the normal invocation of fsck(8). SSEEEE AALLSSOO halt(8), reboot(8), rc(8) HHIISSTTOORRYY The ffaassttbboooott command appeared in 4.2BSD. 4.2 Berkeley Distribution June 5, 1993 1