.Dd December 13, 2021 .Dt POWEROFF 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm poweroff .Nd power off the computer .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm gracefully powers off the computer by sending a request to the appropriate .Xr init 8 process. .Sh EXIT STATUS .Nm will exit 0 on success and non-zero otherwise. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr halt 8 , .Xr init 8 , .Xr reboot 8