.TH init 8 "February 2007" "Upstart".\".SH NAMEtelinit \- change runlevel.\".SH SYNOPSIS\fBtelinit\fR \fIRUNLEVEL\fR.\".SH DESCRIPTION.B telinitmay be used to change the runlevel of the system.The.I RUNLEVELargument should be one of the multi-user runlevels.BR 2-5 ,.B 0to halt the system,.B 6to reboot the system or.B 1to bring the system down into single-user mode..I RUNLEVELmay also be.BR S " or " swhich will place the system directly into single-user mode without actuallystopping processes first, you probably won't want that..\".SH NOTESThis tool is provided for compatibility with the traditional System V.BR init (8).Upstart has no notion of runlevels itself, this and the.BR runlevel (8)tool are provided to emulate their behaviour.When invoked it generates a.I runlevelevent, with an argument containing the new runlevel..\".SH AUTHORWritten by Scott James Remnant..\".SH REPORTING BUGSReport bugs at https://launchpad.net/products/upstart/+bugs.\".SH COPYRIGHTCopyright \(co 2007 Canonical Ltd..brThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NOwarranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE..\".SH SEE ALSO.BR init (8).BR runlevel (8)