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Chapter 8 - Shutdown Manager / Shutdown Manager Reference

Shutdown Manager Routines / Shutting Down or Restarting a Macintosh Computer

ShutDwnStart
The system software calls the ShutDwnStart procedure to restart a Macintosh computer.
PROCEDURE ShutDwnStart;
DESCRIPTION
The ShutDwnStart procedure initiates the final stage of restarting the system. It performs system housekeeping, executes any custom shutdown procedures installed with ShutDwnInstall, and restarts the computer. The system housekeeping functions consist of a five-step process, described in full in "The Shutdown Process" on page 8-4.
You should always call ShutDwnStart indirectly, through the Finder, to give any other applications running at the time a chance to exit gracefully. "Sending a Shutdown or Restart Event" on page 8-7 describes the correct way to restart a Macintosh computer.

ASSEMBLY-LANGUAGE INFORMATION
The trap macro and routine selector for the ShutDwnStart procedure are
Trap macro Selector
_Shutdown $0002