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)
