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Old 07-17-2008, 06:44 AM   #1
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Question shutdown command

HI,

Can anyone tell me how I can use the shutdown command so I can shutdown my linux system after 2 hours?

Please help me...

Thanks.

Ashwin.
 
Old 07-17-2008, 06:52 AM   #2
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shutdown -t

For details on this (or any other command), look at the man page---e.g. "man shutdown".
 
Old 07-18-2008, 01:47 AM   #3
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Hey,

i know the the shutdown man help on shell... but I don't know how to pass the argument for shutdown command which shutdown the system after particular time stamp.....

Please let me know the exact argument for shutdown command after 2 hours...

Thanks.
 
Old 07-18-2008, 02:02 AM   #4
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http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l...l8_shutdow.htm

Look at this
 
Old 07-18-2008, 02:12 AM   #5
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from man shutdown
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The time argument can have different formats. ... Second, it can be in the format +m, in which m is the number of minutes to wait.
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Please let me know the exact argument for shutdown command after 2 hours...
shutdown +120
 
Old 07-18-2008, 02:13 AM   #6
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Exact command to halt you box in 120 minutes:

shutdown -h +120
 
  


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