VLC HowTo/Shut down the computer at the end of the playlist
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| This page describes how to switch off your computer automatically, when VLC has finished playing a file. | Other "how to" pages |
General idea
It is not a feature included in VLC media player but small scripts can do it for you.
Quit VLC
You can quit VLC media player after playback is finished, by adding
vlc://quit
to the playlist.
Shutdown
Windows
Make a .bat file. The first command would be launching VLC, the second one is
SHUTDOWN -s -t 01
.
Add vlc://quit to leave.
Launch VLC media player through the shortcut to the bat file.
Linux
Make a .sh.
#! /bin/sh vlc && shutdown -h now
