control-alt-delete(7)control-alt-delete(7)NAMEcontrol-alt-delete - event signalling console press of Control-Alt-
Delete
SYNOPSIScontrol-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 shut‐
down(8) tool.
EXAMPLE
A task to be run on Control-Alt-Delete might use:
start on control-alt-deleteSEE ALSOkeyboard-request(7)init(8)Upstart 2009-07-09 control-alt-delete(7)