How to shutdown computer in matlab scripts?

Question

I want to shutdown my computer in matlab scripts when the program has ran to end. Is there any commands about this?

Answer 1

This should work: system('shutdown -s');

You can also try the following function as posted in Matlab Central.

function shutdown(varargin)
if nargin
   if isnumeric(varargin{1})
       if varargin{1} == -1
           evalc('!shutdown -a');
           return
       end
       t = ceil(varargin{1});
    else
       t = 60;
    end
else
   t = 60;
end
eval(['!shutdown -s -f -t ' num2str(t)])

USAGE:

• shutdown = turn off the computer in 60 seconds
• shutdown(numsec) = turn off the computer in numsec seconds
• shutdown(-1) = abort the shutdown; don't turn off the computer
• numsec = optional number of seconds to pause after system shutdown window is displayed (defualt is 60 seconds). If numsec is -1, then the command aborts a shutdown countdown currently in progress.