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\fBstop\fR
Stop the specified service, and remove explicit activation. The service will stop, but may restart
-immediately if it or any dependents are configured to restart. Any pending \fBstart\fR orders are cancelled,
+immediately if any dependents are configured to restart. If the service has dependents only via
+soft dependency links (i.e. \fBwaits-for\fR dependencies) then these links will be broken, so that
+the service will not restart (any other dependencies, however, are retained).
+
+The \fBrestart\fR option applied to the stopped service will not by itself cause the service to restart
+when it is stopped via this command. However, a dependent which is configured to restart may
+cause the service itself to restart as a result.
+
+Any pending \fBstart\fR orders are cancelled,
though a service which is starting might continue its startup before then stopping.
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\fBwake\fR