Use Spotlight to restart, shut down, or log out of OS X Yosemite

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Among the multiple functions that Spotlight fulfills both as a search engine for all types of content both locally and on the Internet, it can also be used much more for other types of tasks as we discussed in this previous article, options such as mathematical calculations where we can carry out from simple multiplications or divisions to more complex operations, using the system calculator application directly in the background.

Even so, you can still integrate other types of actions than thanks to Github, user slong1987 has managed to gather in a compressed file different shortcuts to be able to shut down, restart, log out and put your Mac to sleep.

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This new integration of these commands are actually four small applications, which you can download from GitHub and add to the Applications folder, in a file you can download it from this link. Once you have everything installed, all you have to do is run Spotlight (CMD + SPACE) and type in the search box:

  1. Restart: To restart the Mac
  2. Sleep: To go into sleep mode
  3. Logout: To log out
  4. Shutdown: To shut down the Mac.

Really of all the available options, the one that more use we can give you It is to the function »Sleep» when we have to leave the Mac only to move to another side temporarily, the other options are very handy from the menu  in the menu bar. According to user Slong1987, this will not be the only addition of extra actions to Spotlight as it is currently working on shortcuts to empty the trash and a security emptying function.

Personally, I like to see how the different developers are interested in integrated system features to improve if possible the standard offer that Apple offers us.


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  1.   Globetrotter65 said

    I personally use a combination for Shutdown / Restart / Sleep. Ctrl + Eject key.