Scheduling a shutdown in ten minutes | LinuC Level 1 101 Exam original practice question

1.01.3Basic

Schedule a standard, notifying shutdown ten minutes from now.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Interpret the relative time and the requested final state before choosing the command.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions before comparing the boot and systemd choices.

Relative time: A time expressed as an offset from the current moment.
+10: A shutdown time specification meaning ten minutes from now.
Scheduled shutdown: A shutdown request stored for a future time and announced to users.
shutdown -c: A command option that cancels a pending shutdown request.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectpoweroff +10

Incorrect. poweroff does not use this standard relative scheduling form.

Incorrecthalt --minutes 10

Incorrect. halt --minutes is not the standard syntax.

Incorrectsleep 10; poweroff

Incorrect. A shell sleep does not provide the managed notification behavior.

Correctshutdown -h +10

Correct. shutdown -h +10 schedules the halt.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

shutdown --help

相対時刻指定のhelp。停止予約は行わない

Environment: shutdown helpのみ
Use read-only commands or a disposable Linux instance when checking boot metadata.
Exact unit names and command output can vary slightly by distribution.

Foundation review

shutdown -h +10 schedules a halt ten minutes ahead; a scheduled request can be canceled before it runs.

Record the planned time and purpose so users can distinguish a scheduled stop from an immediate one.

Question IDKL-101-350

Environmentshutdown helpのみ

Last technical review2026-08-13

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