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| # The `shutdown` command
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| The `shutdown` command lets you bring your system down in a secure way. When `shutdown` is executed the system will notify all logged-in users and disallow further logins.
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| You have the option to shut down your system immediately or after a specific time.
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| Only users with root (or sudo) privileges can use the `shutdown` command.
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| ### Examples:
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| 1. Shut down your system immediately:
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| ```
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| sudo shutdown now
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| ```
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| 2. Shut down your system after 10 minutes:
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| ```
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| sudo shutdown +10
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| ```
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| 3. Shut down your system with a message after 5 minutes:
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| ```
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| sudo shutdown +5 "System will shutdown in 5 minutes"
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| ```
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| ### Syntax:
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| ```
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| shutdown [OPTIONS] [TIME] [MESSAGE]
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| ```
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| ### Additional Flags and their Functionalities:
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| |**Short Flag**   |**Long Flag**   |**Description**   |
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| |:---|:---|:---|
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| |`-r`|<center>-</center>|Reboot the system|
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| |`-c`|<center>-</center>|Cancel an scheduled shut down|
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