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.TH WATCHDOG 8
.SH NAME
watchdog \- reset the system if it gets stuck
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B aux/watchdog
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Watchdog
writes
.L restart
to
.L #w/wdctl
at least once per second.
If the system gets stuck, the hardware watchdog will reset the system via NMI.
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/aux/watchdog.c
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR wd (3),
.IR reboot (8)

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