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RUNLEVEL(8) GNU/Linux System Adminstrator's manual RUNLEVEL(8)

runlevel - SysV-init compatibility layer

/sbin/runlevel

This program always prints a compatibility string that is used by update-rc.d program and by some other initscript, like kexec.
During stage 2 the `N 2' string is printed.
During stage 3, if runit was told to reboot the system, the `N 6' string is printed; a `N 0' string is printed otherwise.

runit(8), update-rc.d(8)

January 3, 2022