[mythtv-users] Action for shutdown option in menu?

[Christian Hack]

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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Trey Ethridge
> Sent: Thursday, 18 September 2003 3:55 PM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Action for shutdown option in menu?
> 
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> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I want to add a shutdown option at the bottom of the main 
> menu.  I know that I can add the option in mainmenu.xml, but 
> I'm not sure of what action I need to specify to bring up the 
> shutdown dialog.  Can somebody help me?
> 

You know you can press escape from the main menu and shutdown/quit
mythfrontend? Shutdown might be an option but I think at least the quit
option will be there. It's only one level up. Is that such a problem?

If you really want to shutdown though...

somebox# shutdown now -r
Will shutdown and restart your machine

somebox# shutdown now -h
Will shutdown and turn off (if you have ATX etc)

There are others like halt, but shutdown is what I use without any
problems. Bringing up a dialog is another issue but considering it's
already there (albeit one level up) why reinvent the wheel?

CH