Hello everyone,
Here is a very simple recipe for a common need.
I have been wanting to automatically switch off my machine after the
music stops playing.
This could be at night or during daytime when you lock your house and leave.
This simple shell script does a great job when run as root.
But remember that you should be able to switch off the machine in
software. APM support has to work.
Nowadays it is no issue.
Here is the silly program that does the job.
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#!/bin/sh
while [ "1" = "1" ]; then
do
sleep 15
echo "Checking for mplayer..."
stat=`pgrep mplayer`
if [ "$stat" = "" ]; then
shutdown -hP now
fi
done
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Since I only play music using mplayer this works for me. You need to
choose some other audio/video player in
case you are not like me.
Hope it is useful in some strange way.
Thanks.
-Girish
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