{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "telinit",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/telinit/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-07-31T00:46:42Z",
    "synopsis": "",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "telinit - Change SysV runlevel\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "telinit [OPTIONS...] {COMMAND}",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "telinit may be used to change the SysV system runlevel. Since the concept of SysV runlevels\nis obsolete the runlevel requests will be transparently translated into systemd unit\nactivation requests.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "The following options are understood:\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "--help",
                    "content": "Print a short help text and exit.\n",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--no-wall",
                    "content": "Do not send wall message before reboot/halt/power-off.\n\nThe following commands are understood:\n\n0\nPower-off the machine. This is translated into an activation request for poweroff.target\nand is equivalent to systemctl poweroff.\n\n6\nReboot the machine. This is translated into an activation request for reboot.target and\nis equivalent to systemctl reboot.\n\n2, 3, 4, 5\nChange the SysV runlevel. This is translated into an activation request for\nrunlevel2.target, runlevel3.target, ... and is equivalent to systemctl isolate\nrunlevel2.target, systemctl isolate runlevel3.target, ...\n\n1, s, S\nChange into system rescue mode. This is translated into an activation request for\nrescue.target and is equivalent to systemctl rescue.\n\nq, Q\nReload daemon configuration. This is equivalent to systemctl daemon-reload.\n\nu, U\nSerialize state, reexecute daemon and deserialize state again. This is equivalent to\nsystemctl daemon-reexec.\n",
                    "long": "--no-wall"
                }
            ]
        },
        "EXIT STATUS": {
            "content": "On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "NOTES": {
            "content": "This is a legacy command available for compatibility only. It should not be used anymore, as\nthe concept of runlevels is obsolete.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "systemd(1), systemctl(1), wall(1)\n\n\n\nsystemd 249                                                                               TELINIT(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "telinit - Change SysV runlevel",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Print a short help text and exit."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--no-wall",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Do not send wall message before reboot/halt/power-off. The following commands are understood: 0 Power-off the machine. This is translated into an activation request for poweroff.target and is equivalent to systemctl poweroff. 6 Reboot the machine. This is translated into an activation request for reboot.target and is equivalent to systemctl reboot. 2, 3, 4, 5 Change the SysV runlevel. This is translated into an activation request for runlevel2.target, runlevel3.target, ... and is equivalent to systemctl isolate runlevel2.target, systemctl isolate runlevel3.target, ... 1, s, S Change into system rescue mode. This is translated into an activation request for rescue.target and is equivalent to systemctl rescue. q, Q Reload daemon configuration. This is equivalent to systemctl daemon-reload. u, U Serialize state, reexecute daemon and deserialize state again. This is equivalent to systemctl daemon-reexec."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "systemd",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "systemctl",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemctl/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "wall",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/wall/1/json"
        }
    ]
}