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{{howto|Switch off your computer automatically, when VLC has finished playing a file}}

= General idea =
It is not a feature included in {{VLC}} but small scripts can do it for you.

= Quit VLC =

You can quit {{VLC}} after playback is finished, by adding 
<pre>vlc:quit</pre> in it..

= Shutdown =

== Windows ==

Make a .bat file. The first command would be launching VLC, the second one is 
<pre>SHUTDOWN -s -t 01</pre>. 
Add Vlc:quit to leave.

Launch {{VLC}} through the shortcut to the bat file.

== Linux ==
Make a .sh.
<pre>
#! /bin/sh

vlc && shutdown -h now
</pre>