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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+        xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+        xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+        version="5.0"
+        xml:id="sec-rebooting">
+
+<title>Rebooting and Shutting Down</title>
+
+<para>The system can be shut down (and automatically powered off) by
+doing:
+
+<screen>
+$ shutdown
+</screen>
+
+This is equivalent to running <command>systemctl
+poweroff</command>.</para>
+
+<para>To reboot the system, run
+
+<screen>
+$ reboot
+</screen>
+
+which is equivalent to <command>systemctl reboot</command>.
+Alternatively, you can quickly reboot the system using
+<literal>kexec</literal>, which bypasses the BIOS by directly loading
+the new kernel into memory:
+
+<screen>
+$ systemctl kexec
+</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>The machine can be suspended to RAM (if supported) using
+<command>systemctl suspend</command>, and suspended to disk using
+<command>systemctl hibernate</command>.</para>
+
+<para>These commands can be run by any user who is logged in locally,
+i.e. on a virtual console or in X11; otherwise, the user is asked for
+authentication.</para>
+
+</chapter>
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