Happy new year everyone,
I'm looking to create a batch file to auto shut down my machine after a certain amount of time. Just want to check if i have got the 1st part of the command right in notepad but i was not sure how i go about putting in a timer for example if my download has 2hrs left i would like to set the batch to run say 2hrs 30mins after running it.
@echo off
shutdown /s
Hope you can help many thanks
You need to add the /t xxx switch where xxx is the time delay in seconds. So for 2hrs 30mins, xxx would be 9000. This means that your code should read as follows:
To cancel before the time elapses, use the following command: shutdown /aCode:@echo off shutdown /s /t 9000
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Last edited by Brink; 01 Jan 2011 at 11:50. Reason: added links ;)
Thanks for that mate really appreciate it, do i have to have the cancel command in the batch all the time or do i have to add it in if i decide i dont want the machine to shutdown then run the batch again?
thanks matey
Click on the Start Orb, and enter shutdown /a to cancel the pending shutdown. It does not belong in the batch file. Alternatively, you could create another batch file with shutdown /a in it and have that on the Desktop next to the one that starts the shutdown.
cool thanks so much for that mate, +rep for both of you for your kind help
And there's the /r switch for restart. You can also type shutdown ? in a command prompt to view all the switches and their functions..
Last edited by EzioAuditore; 01 Jan 2011 at 12:07. Reason: EDIT: Oh! My 400th post. ;)
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