linux man page for inittab

inittab(5)							File Formats Manual							inittab(5)

NAME
       inittab - init daemon configuration

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/inittab

DESCRIPTION
       The /etc/inittab file was the configuration file used by the original System V init(8) daemon.

       The  Upstart  init(8)  daemon  does  not  use this file, and instead reads its configuration from files in /etc/init.  See init(5) for more
       details.

SEE ALSO
       init(8) init(5)

Upstart 							    2009-07-09								inittab(5)