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diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 2288f65d16..914af929c8 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -481,19 +481,16 @@
<para>When used with <command>enable</command>, overwrite
any existing conflicting symlinks.</para>
- <para>When used with <command>halt</command>,
- <command>poweroff</command>, <command>reboot</command> or
- <command>kexec</command>, execute the selected operation
- without shutting down all units. However, all processes will
- be killed forcibly and all file systems are unmounted or
- remounted read-only. This is hence a drastic but relatively
- safe option to request an immediate reboot. If
- <option>--force</option> is specified twice for these
- operations, they will be executed immediately without
- terminating any processes or unmounting any file
- systems. Warning: specifying <option>--force</option> twice
- with any of these operations might result in data
- loss.</para>
+ <para>When used with <command>halt</command>, <command>poweroff</command>, <command>reboot</command> or
+ <command>kexec</command>, execute the selected operation without shutting down all units. However, all
+ processes will be killed forcibly and all file systems are unmounted or remounted read-only. This is hence a
+ drastic but relatively safe option to request an immediate reboot. If <option>--force</option> is specified
+ twice for these operations (with the exception of <command>kexec</command>), they will be executed
+ immediately, without terminating any processes or unmounting any file systems. Warning: specifying
+ <option>--force</option> twice with any of these operations might result in data loss. Note that when
+ <option>--force</option> is specified twice the selected operation is executed by
+ <command>systemctl</command> itself, and the system manager is not contacted. This means the command should
+ succeed even when the system manager hangs or crashed.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -1602,48 +1599,45 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
<term><command>halt</command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Shut down and halt the system. This is mostly equivalent to
- <command>start halt.target --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, but also
- prints a wall message to all users. If combined with
- <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is
- skipped, however all processes are killed and all file
- systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately
- followed by the system halt. If <option>--force</option> is
- specified twice, the operation is immediately executed
- without terminating any processes or unmounting any file
- systems. This may result in data loss.</para>
+ <para>Shut down and halt the system. This is mostly equivalent to <command>start halt.target
+ --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with
+ <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is skipped, however all processes are killed and
+ all file systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately followed by the system halt. If
+ <option>--force</option> is specified twice, the operation is immediately executed without terminating any
+ processes or unmounting any file systems. This may result in data loss. Note that when
+ <option>--force</option> is specified twice the halt operation is executed by
+ <command>systemctl</command> itself, and the system manager is not contacted. This means the command should
+ succeed even when the system manager hangs or crashed.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>poweroff</command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Shut down and power-off the system. This is mostly
- equivalent to <command>start poweroff.target --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>,
- but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with
- <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is
- skipped, however all processes are killed and all file
- systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately
- followed by the powering off. If <option>--force</option> is
- specified twice, the operation is immediately executed
- without terminating any processes or unmounting any file
- systems. This may result in data loss.</para>
+ <para>Shut down and power-off the system. This is mostly equivalent to <command>start poweroff.target
+ --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with
+ <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is skipped, however all processes are killed and
+ all file systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately followed by the powering off. If
+ <option>--force</option> is specified twice, the operation is immediately executed without terminating any
+ processes or unmounting any file systems. This may result in data loss. Note that when
+ <option>--force</option> is specified twice the power-off operation is executed by
+ <command>systemctl</command> itself, and the system manager is not contacted. This means the command should
+ succeed even when the system manager hangs or crashed.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>reboot <optional><replaceable>arg</replaceable></optional></command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Shut down and reboot the system. This is mostly
- equivalent to <command>start reboot.target --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>,
- but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with
- <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is
- skipped, however all processes are killed and all file
- systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately
- followed by the reboot. If <option>--force</option> is
- specified twice, the operation is immediately executed
- without terminating any processes or unmounting any file
- systems. This may result in data loss.</para>
+ <para>Shut down and reboot the system. This is mostly equivalent to <command>start reboot.target
+ --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with
+ <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is skipped, however all processes are killed and
+ all file systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately followed by the reboot. If
+ <option>--force</option> is specified twice, the operation is immediately executed without terminating any
+ processes or unmounting any file systems. This may result in data loss. Note that when
+ <option>--force</option> is specified twice the reboot operation is executed by
+ <command>systemctl</command> itself, and the system manager is not contacted. This means the command should
+ succeed even when the system manager hangs or crashed.</para>
<para>If the optional argument
<replaceable>arg</replaceable> is given, it will be passed