1 04/05/85  emergency_shutdown, esd
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 3 Syntax as a command:  esd
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 6 Function:  starts an emergency shutdown of Multics.  It is only valid
 7 at the "crash" command level.  It should be used whenever the system
 8 crashes to prevent storage system damage.  Performing an emergency
 9 shutdown destroys the saved crash image and should therefore only be
10 done after a dump is taken.