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Shortcut:
- Right ALT + SysRq + ( R E I S U B )
Helpful to remember:
- Right ALT + SysRq + ( Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken )
Note: the letters need to be pressed consequently while holding ALT and SysRq down.
Explanation:
| Name | Key | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| unRaw | R | take control of keyboard back from X |
| tErminate | E | send SIGTERM to all processes, allowing them to terminate gracefully |
| kIll | I | send SIGKILL to all processes, forcing them to terminate immediately |
| Sync | S | flush data to disk |
| Unmount | U | remount all filesystems read-only |
| reBoot | B |
