sudo shutdown -h +$(($(($(date -d 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss' +"%s") - $(date +"%s"))) / 60))There is also the at command but I'm sure how that well that work with commands that would require sudo.
Monday 7 September 2015
... shutdown a system at specific time
I need to shutdown a server at a specific hour a few days from now. The command shutdown allows to specify the hour but the day so that can't be used. It also allows to specify a number of minutes from "now" which implies computing that value. So the following can be used:
There is also the at command but I'm sure how that well that work with commands that would require sudo.
There is also the at command but I'm sure how that well that work with commands that would require sudo.
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