control-alt-delete (7)
NAME
control-alt-delete - event signalling console press of Control-Alt-DeleteSYNOPSIS
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 console.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 shutdown(8) tool.
EXAMPLE
A task to be run on Control-Alt-Delete might use:
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start on control-alt-delete
SEE ALSO
keyboard-request(7) init(8)