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proc_sysrq-trigger

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Updated: 2024-05-02
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NAME

/proc/sysrq-trigger - SysRq function  

DESCRIPTION

/proc/sysrq-trigger (since Linux 2.4.21)
Writing a character to this file triggers the same SysRq function as typing ALT-SysRq-<character> (see the description of /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq). This file is normally writable only by root. For further details see the Linux kernel source file Documentation/admin-guide/sysrq.rst (or Documentation/sysrq.txt before Linux 4.10).
 

SEE ALSO

proc(5)


 

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