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> I am not entirely certain how to shut off an OS X computer either. Open up the terminal and type: sudo halt (NOTE: In Linux, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD, the
by Aethaeryn 14y ago
> I am not entirely certain how to shut off an OS X computer either.
Open up the terminal and type:
sudo halt
(NOTE: In Linux, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD, the man pages state that 'halt -p' should be used for a power off, but the OS X man page states that it's just 'halt' with no -p tag available.)
- tikhonj 14y agoYes, that would work. That's actually how I sometimes shut down my Linux machine, although it doesn't even require sudo. I was talking from the UI/mouse-driven perspective. I'm not entirely sure where the shutdown option/menu on OS X is. Of course, I regularly don't use macs, so it shouldn't be a surprise--it's not like I have a computer which I just don't know how to shut down!
- mproud 14y ago → Shutdown… Or, press the power button once, get a restart/sleep/cancel/shutdown dialog (shortcuts: r/s/esc/return)