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<h2> Interface </h2>
<pre>
- s6-linux-init-shutdownd [ -c <em>basedir</em> ] [ -g <em>gracetime</em> ] <em>fifo</em>
+ s6-linux-init-shutdownd [ -c <em>basedir</em> ] [ -g <em>gracetime</em> ]
</pre>
<ul>
- <li> <tt>s6-linux-init-shutdownd</tt> opens the <em>fifo</em> named pipe
-and listens to it. This is where programs such as
+ <li> <tt>s6-linux-init-shutdownd</tt> opens a named pipe in its current
+directory and listens to it. This fifo has a fixed, internal, name: this is
+a rendezvous point where programs such as
<a href="s6-linux-init-shutdown.html">s6-linux-init-shutdown</a> send their
-commands when they are told to trigger the shutdown procedure.</li>
+commands when they are told to trigger the shutdown procedure. </li>
<li> When it receives a command to shut down, <tt>s6-linux-init-shutdownd</tt>
first spawns the <em>rc.shutdown</em> script defined by the
<a href="s6-linux-init-maker.html">s6-linux-init-maker</a> invocation that