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Hack:   Bypassing the Mac OS X GUI
Subject:   So what happens if you get stuck with verbose startup?
Date:   2007-04-10 11:51:16
From:   I_am_Yar
Response to: So what happens if you get stuck with verbose startup?

After you login, type shutdown -h -r -n 00:30(set time 1 minute ahead of current time). The -r is for restart. Leave it out if you just want to shutdown. I figured this out on my own and could only get the shutdown process to actually work by adding the -n switch which is for setting a time for the shutdown. I usually just set it for 1 minute ahead of the current time. The time is in military time.
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  • So what happens if you get stuck with verbose startup?
    2007-04-10 20:52:03  I_am_Yar [Reply | View]

    Just adding a correction. To restart from the command line prompt type the shutdown command with the -r (restart) switch and -n (time to restart). To shutdown the Mac from the command line type the shutdown command then -h switch and the -n (time to restart)switch.

    Example:

    shutdown -r -n 21:36
    • So what happens if you get stuck with verbose startup?
      2008-01-11 14:03:03  coreyva [Reply | View]

      To have the system shutdown/reboot immediately, just append now to the command.

      shutdown -r now
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