how to make bhyve gracefully shutdown a guest

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From: void <void_at_f-m.fm>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:54:23 UTC

Hi,

In bhyvectl we have

        [--force-reset]
        [--force-poweroff]

to turn (force) off a guest.

Is there a method not so forceful? One that doesn't need a fsck 
when the guest restarts? Something emulating 'shutdown -p'?
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