On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 21:27:40 -0400
Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:

> How can I achieve each condition from the command prompt?

hibernate:

echo disk > /sys/power/state

suspend:

echo mem > /sys/power/state

> If I achieve each condition from the command prompt, how do I "wake
> up" the computer when I'm ready to use it again?

Open it or touch a key in suspend, just start it normally in hibernate.
You will see a normal startup but then the kernel sees a saved image
and loads it.

Beware of kernel changes, do not hibernate after a kernel change.

R.

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