reboot

Reboot the system

high risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain
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⚠ Risks & cautions
Safer / dry-run alternatives
shutdown -r +10 "reboot for maintenance"Give users a warning window
shutdown -cCancel a scheduled shutdown
What it does

Restarts the machine via systemd. May be immediate.

Common flags
FlagMeaning
-fForce without stopping services cleanly⚠ Skips orderly shutdown; can corrupt data.
--no-wall --no-wallDo not warn logged-in users
Examples
systemctl rebootClean reboot · explain & risk-check →
shutdown -r +5 "maintenance"Reboot in 5 minutes with a message · explain & risk-check →
Related
shutdown systemctl
Open the full explainer →More in System & Processes

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man reboot for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.