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systemctl hibernate — Hibernate the system by saving the current state to disk and powering off. More information: <https:

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Problem

How to use the systemctl hibernate command: Hibernate the system by saving the current state to disk and powering off. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#hibernate>.

Solution

systemctl hibernate — Hibernate the system by saving the current state to disk and powering off. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#hibernate>.

Hibernate the system immediately:

systemctl hibernate

Force hibernation even if inhibitors are present:

systemctl hibernate {{[-f|--force]}}

Hibernate the system without sending a message to logged-in users:

systemctl hibernate --no-wall

Code Snippets

Hibernate the system immediately

systemctl hibernate

Force hibernation even if inhibitors are present

systemctl hibernate {{[-f|--force]}}

Hibernate the system without sending a message to logged-in users

systemctl hibernate --no-wall

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemctl hibernate

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