linux man page for control-alt-delete

control-alt-delete(7)					 Miscellaneous Information Manual				     control-alt-delete(7)

NAME
       control-alt-delete - event signalling console press of Control-Alt-Delete

SYNOPSIS
       control-alt-delete [ENV]...

DESCRIPTION
       The  control-alt-delete event is generated by the Upstart init(8) daemon when the Control-Alt-Delete key combination is pressed on the con-
       sole.

       Typically this combination is used to safely reboot the machine.

       In the default Upstart configuration handling of this event is provided by the /etc/init/control-alt-delete.conf task which runs the  shut-
       down(8) tool.

EXAMPLE
       A task to be run on Control-Alt-Delete might use:

	      start on control-alt-delete

SEE ALSO
       keyboard-request(7) init(8)

Upstart 							    2009-07-09						     control-alt-delete(7)