This article is written like a manual or guide. Please help rewrite this article and remove advice or instruction. (June 2012) The SysRq key The magic SysRq key is a key combination understood by the Linux kernel, which allows the user to perform various low-level commands regardless of the system's state. It is often used to recover from freezes, or to reboot a computer without corrupting the fil
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