#!/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