Also, yes, I get that this is a nit-pick and that there's a history there, this is more a wishlist thing because it's a usability issue.
** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1832292 Title: reboot reboots system when -h is passed Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: -h is a fairly common shortcut for --help. reboot, however, reboots the machine when one issues the command: reboot -h Now looking at the man page, there is an entry for --halt and --help, but NOTHING for -h at all. reboot should return the same as --help when -h is passed, or at the very least it should error out and not reboot the system, instead perhaps dumping a message like "-h unknown argument". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: systemd-sysv 237-3ubuntu10.21 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-21.22~18.04.1-generic 4.18.20 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu Date: Tue Jun 11 00:50:22 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-11 (1215 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160210) SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1832292/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp