</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>reboot</command></term>
+ <term><command>reboot <optional><replaceable>arg</replaceable></optional></command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Shut down and reboot the system. This is mostly
specified twice, the operation is immediately executed
without terminating any processes or unmounting any file
systems. This may result in data loss.</para>
+
+ <para>If the optional argument
+ <replaceable>arg</replaceable> is given, it will be passed
+ as the optional argument to the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>reboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ system call. The value is architecture and firmware
+ specific. As an example, <literal>recovery</literal> might
+ be used to trigger system recovery, and
+ <literal>fota</literal> might be used to trigger a
+ <quote>firmware over the air</quote> update.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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