shutdown command

[W. Scott Lockwood III]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-
> bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Tor Kjemo
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:58 PM
> To: compdoc at hotrodpc.com; Ubuntu user technical support, not for general
> discussions
> Subject: Re: shutdown command
> 
> Shutdown: shutdown -h 0
> Reboot:     shutdown -r 0
> 
> The "0" is zero for time. The time can be altered: shutdown -r 8 will
reboot
> your system in
> 8 sec.
> 
> 2012/2/14, compdoc <compdoc at hotrodpc.com>:
> >> No one uses shutdown or init to switch off their PC?
> >
> > I have always used:    shutdown now -h

 
You can also say 'now' in place of 0.

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W. Scott Lockwood III