#!/bin/bash

next_timer="$1"		# time in seconds of next timer
until_timer="$2"	# time in seconds until next timer (may be negative)
timer_channel="$3"	# channel recorded by next timer
timer_fname="$4"	# filename for next recording
manual_shutdown="$5"	# 1 if shutdown reqested by user

# you need to add the following line to /etc/sudoers to make this script work
# vdr	ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/halt
sudo /sbin/halt