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shutdown

Shutdown and reboot the system. More information: https://manned.org/shutdown.8.
  • Power off (halt) immediately:
    shutdown -h now
  • Reboot immediately:
    shutdown -r now
  • Reboot in 5 minutes:
    shutdown -r +{{5}} &
  • Shutdown at 1:00 pm (Uses 24h clock):
    shutdown -h 13:00
  • Cancel a pending shutdown/reboot operation:
    shutdown -c

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