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m Alt-Command-Media Eject does not shut down the mac, it turns off the display and put the mac to sleep. Also added some more ways to shut it down w/o a prompt.
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===Apple macOS===
[[File:MacOS_Shutdown_Box.png|200px|thumb|[[macOS]] power management dialog box]]
In [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[macOS]] the computer can be shut down by choosing "Shut Down…" from the [[Apple Menu]] or by pressing the power key to bring up the power management dialog box and selecting button "Shut down". An administrator may also use the Unix <code>shutdown</code> [[command (computing)|command]] as well.<ref>{{man|8|shutdown|Darwin}}</ref> It can also be shut down by pressing [Control]–[Option]–[Command]–[Power] key/button (or Media Eject key), clicking Shut Down on the Apple Menu while holding the Option key, or holding the power button longer but this will not prompt the user anything at all.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mac keyboard shortcuts |url=https://support.apple.com/en-hk/HT201236 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Apple Support |language=en}}</ref> On newer and some older Apple computers, starting with [[Mac OS 9]], the user is given a time limit in which the computer will automatically shut down if the user does not click the "Shut Down" button.
 
===Unix and Linux===