SHUTDOWN shutdown [reboot|die|pause] SHUTDOWN shuts the MUD down. The SHUTDOWN command works in conjunction with CircleMUD's 'autorun' script. If you are not using autorun, the arguments are meaningless. If you are using autorun, the following arguments are available: REBOOT Pause only 5 seconds instead of the normal 40 before trying to restart the MUD. DIE Kill the autorun script; the MUD will not reboot until autorun is explicitly run again. PAUSE Create a file called 'paused' in Circle's root directory; do not try to restart the MUD until 'paused' is removed.