shutdown Command Examples

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

• Power off ([h]alt) immediately:

shutdown -h now

• [r]eboot immediately:

shutdown -r now

• [r]eboot in 5 minutes:

shutdown -r +{{5}} &

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

shutdown -h 13:00

• [c]ancel a pending shutdown/reboot operation:

shutdown -c