To shut down the system from a terminal session, sign in or “su” to the “root” account. Then type “/sbin/shutdown -r now”. It may take several moments for all processes to be terminated, and then Linux will shut down.

What is the command to turn off?

From an open command prompt window:

type shutdown, followed by the option you wish to execute. To shut down your computer, type shutdown /s. To restart your computer, type shutdown /r. To log off your computer type shutdown /l.

What is the shortcut key to shutdown in Linux?

You have a fully functioning keyboard shortcut to shutdown Linux just like Windows. Press Ctrl+Alt+K and your system is off.