halt command

Shutdown UNIX Command

by Vivek Gite on February 6, 2008 · 1 comment

Q. How do I shutdown / poweroff a UNIX computer system from a shell prompt?

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How to use shutdown command under Ubuntu Linux

by Vivek Gite on October 9, 2007 · 28 comments

Q. I’ve just installed Ubuntu Linux on my computer. I’d like to know – how to shutdown Ubuntu box over ssh session? A. If you are not using GUI, you can run halt or shutdown command to powerdown box. shutdown command shutdown arranges for the system to be brought down in a safe way. All [...]

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