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diff --git a/examples/inittab b/examples/inittab
index dc8e92114..01ceaef25 100644
--- a/examples/inittab
+++ b/examples/inittab
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # /etc/inittab init(8) configuration for BusyBox
 #
-# Copyright (C) 1999 by Lineo, inc.  Written by Erik Andersen
-# <andersen@lineo.com>, <andersee@debian.org>
+# Copyright (C) 1999-2004 by Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>
 #
 #
 # Note, BusyBox init doesn't support runlevels.  The runlevels field is
@@ -16,34 +15,35 @@
 #	the specified process to run on.  The contents of this field are
 #	appended to "/dev/" and used as-is.  There is no need for this field to
 #	be unique, although if it isn't you may have strange results.  If this
-#	field is left blank, it is completely ignored.  Also note that if
-#	BusyBox detects that a serial console is in use, then all entries
-#	containing non-empty id fields will _not_ be run.  BusyBox init does
-#	nothing with utmp.  We don't need no stinkin' utmp.
+#	field is left blank, then the init's stdin/out will be used.
 #
 # <runlevels>: The runlevels field is completely ignored.
 #
-# <action>: Valid actions include: sysinit, respawn, askfirst, wait, and once.
+# <action>: Valid actions include: sysinit, respawn, askfirst, wait, once,
+#                                  restart, ctrlaltdel, and shutdown.
 #
 #       Note: askfirst acts just like respawn, but before running the specified
 #       process it displays the line "Please press Enter to activate this
 #       console." and then waits for the user to press enter before starting
 #       the specified process.
 #
-#       Note: unrecognised actions (like initdefault) will cause init to emit
+#       Note: unrecognized actions (like initdefault) will cause init to emit
 #       an error message, and then go along with its business.
 #
 # <process>: Specifies the process to be executed and it's command line.
 #
-# Note: BusyBox init works just fine without an inittab.  If no inittab
-# is found, it has the following default behavior:
-#	::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
-#	::askfirst:/bin/sh
-# if it detects that /dev/console is _not_ a serial console, it will also run:
-#	tty2::askfirst:/bin/sh
+# Note: BusyBox init works just fine without an inittab. If no inittab is
+# found, it has the following default behavior:
+#         ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
+#         ::askfirst:/bin/sh
+#         ::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
+#         ::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a
+#         ::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r
+#         ::restart:/sbin/init
+#         tty2::askfirst:/bin/sh
+#         tty3::askfirst:/bin/sh
+#         tty4::askfirst:/bin/sh
 #
-
-
 # Boot-time system configuration/initialization script.
 # This is run first except when booting in single-user mode.
 #
@@ -51,25 +51,33 @@
 
 # /bin/sh invocations on selected ttys
 #
+# Note below that we prefix the shell commands with a "-" to indicate to the
+# shell that it is supposed to be a login shell.  Normally this is handled by
+# login, but since we are bypassing login in this case, BusyBox lets you do
+# this yourself...
+#
 # Start an "askfirst" shell on the console (whatever that may be)
-::askfirst:/bin/sh
-# Start an "askfirst" shell on /dev/tty2
-tty2::askfirst:/bin/sh
+::askfirst:-/bin/sh
+# Start an "askfirst" shell on /dev/tty2-4
+tty2::askfirst:-/bin/sh
+tty3::askfirst:-/bin/sh
+tty4::askfirst:-/bin/sh
 
 # /sbin/getty invocations for selected ttys
-#
-tty4::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
-tty5::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
-
+tty4::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
+tty5::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
 
 # Example of how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal)
-#
-#ttyS0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
-#ttyS1::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100
+#::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
+#::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100
 #
 # Example how to put a getty on a modem line.
-#ttyS2::respawn:/sbin/getty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS2
+#::respawn:/sbin/getty 57600 ttyS2
 
-# Not currently supported, but may be sometime in the future...
-#::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
+# Stuff to do when restarting the init process
+::restart:/sbin/init
 
+# Stuff to do before rebooting
+::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
+::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r
+::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a