help with shutting down

[Øyvind Lode]

Hi,

shutdown -h now

to reboot: shutdown -r now

PS: you'll need to be root or a sudoer to shutdown.

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From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] on behalf of Glenn [GlennErvin at cableone.net]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 07:28
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: help with shutting down

Hi,
I cannot get this Vinux to shut down.
Somehow I got into the terminal, so the power button does not shut it down.
I tried "shutdown --help"
and I really don't understand the options given
I try
shutdown now
and
shutdown +.05
I either need to know how to shut down, or get back to the Gnome desktop.
Thanks.

Glenn
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