08-24-2012
Please rephrase your question as many readers, including myself, will not understand your use of the term "lovechild."
A safer alternative to using reboot is to use the shutdown command.
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fastboot
fastboot(8) System Manager's Manual fastboot(8)
NAME
fastboot - Reboots the system without checking file systems
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/fastboot [-lnq]
DESCRIPTION
The fastboot command reboots the system without checking file systems. The program creates the fastboot file then invokes the reboot pro-
gram. The system start-up script contains instructions to look for the fastboot file. If present, the script removes the file and skips
the invocation of the fsck command.
You must have root privileges to use this command.
FLAGS
Does not log the reboot or place a shutdown record in the accounting file. Does not sync the disks or log the reboot. Performs a quick
reboot without first shutting down running processes; does not log the reboot.
FILES
Specifies the command path
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: fsck(8), rc0(8), rc2(8), rc3(8), reboot(8), shutdown(8), syslogd(8)
Functions: sync(2), syslog(3) delim off
fastboot(8)