René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Stop-Computer, Restart-Computer on macOS: support graceful shutdown by default, implement `-Force` support","articleBody":"### Summary of the new feature / enhancement\r\n\r\nNote: \r\n\r\n* This would _not_ be a breaking change, because `Stop-Computer` and `Restart-Computer` are currently broken altogether on macOS - see #19738\r\n\r\n* I do not know enough about **Linux** distros to tell if a distinction analogous to the one below is even possible or necessary there. Perhaps the answers [here](https://askubuntu.com/q/187071/225111) provide clues.\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nA fix for #19738 is being worked on in #19780, and it will delegate to  `/sbin/shutdown -h now` (shutdown) and `/sbin/shutdown -r now` (reboot) on macOS.\r\n\r\nHowever, these commands amount to a _forced_ shutdown: they do  not afford GUI applications enough time to shut down gracefully, such as browsers and VM software, inducing potential _data loss_.\r\n\r\nTherefore, I propose the following:\r\n\r\n\r\n### Proposed technical implementation details (optional)\r\n\r\n_By default_, use the following commands on macOS - they _do_ shut down gracefully, but - as on Windows - do not _guarantee_ a shutdown, if an app refuses to quit:\r\n\r\n* Shutdown:\r\n  * `osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to shut down'`\r\n* Reboot:\r\n  *  `osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to restart'`\r\n\r\nUse `/sbin/shutdown` ONLY if `-Force` is specified.\r\n\r\n* Shutdown:\r\n  *  `/sbin/shutdown -h now`\r\n* Reboot:\r\n  * `/sbin/shutdown -r now`\r\n\r\n\r\nNote that the \"graceful\" commands do _not_ require `sudo`, i.e. administrative privileges, whereas `/sbin/shutdown` always does.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mklement0","@type":"Person","name":"mklement0"},"datePublished":"2023-06-13T12:25:52.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/19791/PowerShell/issues/19791"}