cannedtuna@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoSeriously, every time I gotta be out the door. Just let me shut you down.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square145linkfedilinkarrow-up1539arrow-down10
arrow-up1539arrow-down1imageSeriously, every time I gotta be out the door. Just let me shut you down.lemmy.worldcannedtuna@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square145linkfedilink
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-213 days agoWhat? sync ; sync ; sync ; shutdown -h now Or nothing!
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·13 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-up1·12 days agoThe machine spirit gets upset if you don’t perform the correct shutdown rites. Praise the Omnissiah.
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoBefore Linux had a shutdown command, you’d run “sync && sync && sync” then hit the power button.
minus-squareDigit@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoHow long ago was that?? Like 30 years ago?
minus-squaredadarobot@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 days agois that true? i guess it makes sense. you dont “shutdown” DOS
minus-squareHorseChandelier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 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.
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…