Hi Arun!
send_cmd() { QEMU_MONITOR_COMMAND=$1 echo "${QEMU_MONITOR_COMMAND}" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:${FILE_MONITOR} } which sends the "exit" command to the qemu process via a socket file.
Just send "system_powerdown", and your guest will receive an ACPI shutdown request. Bernhard -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html