Shut down and restart Mac from the keyboard

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If we run out of battery in the mouse and we only have the keyboard to turn off the Mac, the following key combinations can be used to turn off and restart the system respectively.

  • Shutdown: ctrl (⌃) + alt (⌥) + cmd (⌘) + eject disk (⏏)
  • Restart: ctrl (⌃) + cmd (⌘) + eject disk (⏏)
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