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systemctl-poweroff — Power off the system. See also: `poweroff`. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/

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Problem

How to use the systemctl-poweroff command: Power off the system. See also: poweroff. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#poweroff>.

Solution

systemctl-poweroff — Power off the system. See also: poweroff. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#poweroff>.

Power off the system:

systemctl poweroff

Power off the system immediately without asking services to stop gracefully:

systemctl poweroff {{[-f|--force]}}

Power off the system immediately without sending notifications to logged-in users:

systemctl poweroff {{[-f|--force]}} --no-wall

Code Snippets

Power off the system

systemctl poweroff

Power off the system immediately without asking services to stop gracefully

systemctl poweroff {{[-f|--force]}}

Power off the system immediately without sending notifications to logged-in users

systemctl poweroff {{[-f|--force]}} --no-wall

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemctl-poweroff

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