How do I restart /shutdown from a terminal?

Question

How to shutdown the Ubuntu installed system and restart it by using terminal ?

Saeed Zarinfam · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-12 18:17:14Z

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For shutdown:

sudo poweroff

For restart:

sudo reboot

answered Sep 12 '12 at 18:17

Saeed Zarinfam
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Jai · Answer 2 · 2013-04-23 15:02:39Z

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To shutdown the system

sudo shutdown -h now

To restart

sudo reboot

& one more command for restart

sudo shutdown -r now

edited Apr 23 at 15:02

answered Sep 12 '12 at 18:09

Jai
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You can also restart using sudo shutdown -r now. – Victor Hugo Feb 8 at 16:38

you can also shutdown with sudo halt or sudo init 0 and reboot with sudo init 6 – fromnaboo Apr 23 at 15:17

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@fromnaboo you can improve the answer my dear friend. we don't mind. please improve the answer as best as you can. – Jai Apr 23 at 15:18

@jai the target is to offer the op and everyone else alternative ways of doing what he has asked. – fromnaboo Apr 23 at 15:21

@fromnaboo I am just helping with what I know . Just sharing my ideas & nothing else. – Jai Apr 23 at 15:22

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