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.TH proc_sysrq\-trigger 5 2026-02-08 "Linux man-pages 6.19"
.SH NAME
/proc/sysrq\-trigger \- SysRq function
.SH DESCRIPTION
.TP
.IR /proc/sysrq\-trigger " (since Linux 2.4.21)"
Writing a character to this file triggers the same SysRq function as
typing ALT-SysRq-<character> (see the description of
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq ).
This file is normally writable only by
.IR root .
For further details see the Linux kernel source file
.IR Documentation/admin\-guide/sysrq.rst .
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR proc (5)