Yes, I think I saw it also..then again, being nearly blind!!! Of course I had to use the 8X binoc's to see it!!! --- Marshall Paul wrote: > Jeremy, > > > Thanks. I see that ctrlaltdel is an unique inittab > command/action. The manual decribes action as > something that should be taken, which was confusing. > > I think I fully understand whats going on now. > > Thanks again for helping me understand whats going > on > better. > > Marshall > --- "Jeremy C. Reed" wrote: > > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Marshall Paul wrote: > > > > > command. My real goal was to break down each > > element > > > of this command string and understand it. > > > ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t5 -h -a now I > > fully > > > understand the shutdown command but do not > > understand > > > the ca::ctrlaltdel: portion and could not find > > > documentation on it. I can only assume out of > my > > > ignorance that ca captures keyboard strokes and > :: > > if > > > equal to ctrlaltdel executes what follows the :. > > > If > > > > The first "ca" is the unique inittab id. I assume > > you could just name it > > anything else instead (one to four characters). > > > > The :: (colon followed by colon) just means there > is > > no "runlevel". It is > > blank; it is empty. > > > > The ctrlaltdel part (which is the action part) > just > > means that init > > receives the SIGINT signal. (I assume this is > > handled by the kernel: the > > kernel recognized the keystroke and sends the > SIGINT > > singal to init > > (process id 1)). > > > > > that is so what number represents ctrlaltdel and > > how > > > is it derived? Can the the raw (HEX code)number > > be > > > substituted for ctrlaltdel? > > > > No. > > > > See the inittab man page. > > > > Then maybe look in kernel source to choose your > > CTRL-ALT-DELETE behaviour. > > > > Jeremy C. Reed > > > > BSD News, BSD tutorials, BSD links > > http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/ > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter > now. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ===== Cyclists should expect and demand safe accommodation on our public roads, just as does every other user. Nothing more is expected. Nothing less is acceptable! Long live Knoppix!! _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss