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# **MAME system shutdown plugin** #
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Lua plugin for the MAME UI to shut down a Windows system from the menu.
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## Installation
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* Create a new directory called 'shutdown' in the 'plugins' subdirectory of your MAME installation.
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* Copy the files 'init.lua' and 'plugin.json' into this directory.
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* Fire up MAME.
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## Usage
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* Launch a machine from within MAME.
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* Pull up the config menu by (by default hit TAB on keyboard).
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* Select 'Plugin Options' and then 'System shutdown...'.
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* Choose 'Yes' to immediately shut down the Windows based system.
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## How it works
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Using the MAME Lua bindings to interact with the MAME UI this plugin just adds
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a menu item that executes "shutdown /s /t 0" on the underlying operating
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system (Windows). This will cause the PC to shut down gracefully without having
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to leave MAME.
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I wrote this plugin because my cabinet setup doesn't have a keyboard
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or mouse connected by default and I wanted a quick and dirty way to safely
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shut down with my configured controls from within MAME.
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## To do
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* Support other operating systems.
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