shutdown Command Examples

Shutdown and reboot the system. More information: https://manned.org/shutdown.8.

• Power off ([h]alt) immediately:

shutdown -h now

• Reboot immediately:

shutdown {{[-r|--reboot]}} now

• Reboot in 5 minutes:

shutdown {{[-r|--reboot]}} +{{5}} &

• Shutdown at 1:00 pm (Uses 24h clock):

shutdown -h 13:00

• Cancel a pending shutdown/reboot operation:

shutdown -c