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+# Rebooting and Shutting Down {#sec-rebooting}
+
+The system can be shut down (and automatically powered off) by doing:
+
+```ShellSession
+# shutdown
+```
+
+This is equivalent to running `systemctl poweroff`.
+
+To reboot the system, run
+
+```ShellSession
+# reboot
+```
+
+which is equivalent to `systemctl reboot`. Alternatively, you can
+quickly reboot the system using `kexec`, which bypasses the BIOS by
+directly loading the new kernel into memory:
+
+```ShellSession
+# systemctl kexec
+```
+
+The machine can be suspended to RAM (if supported) using `systemctl suspend`,
+and suspended to disk using `systemctl hibernate`.
+
+These commands can be run by any user who is logged in locally, i.e. on
+a virtual console or in X11; otherwise, the user is asked for
+authentication.