#linux #linux-process #shutdown #system #power #off #syscalls

app afteroff

afteroff is a lightweight, efficient utility designed to monitor a specific process on your Linux system and power off the machine when the process terminates. It is written in Rust to ensure high performance and low resource usage.

1 unstable release

0.1.0 Jul 17, 2024

#311 in Unix APIs

MIT license

5KB

afteroff

crates.io Docs.rs License

afteroff is a lightweight, efficient utility designed to monitor a specific process on your Linux system and power off the machine when the process terminates. It is written in Rust to ensure high performance and low resource usage.

Features

  • Efficient Process Monitoring: Uses direct system calls to check process status, minimizing CPU usage.
  • Configurable Check Interval: Specify how often to check the process status with a customizable interval.
  • Automatic Shutdown: Automatically powers off the system when the specified process no longer exists.

Installation

You can install afteroff from crates.io using Cargo:

cargo install afteroff

Or clone the repository and build from source:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/afteroff.git
cd afteroff
cargo build --release

Usage

afteroff --pid <PID> [--interval <INTERVAL>]

Parameters

  • -p, --pid : The Process ID to monitor. (required)
  • -i, --interval : Interval between checks in milliseconds. (default: 5000)

License

afteroff is licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

Dependencies

~4MB
~69K SLoC