Shortcut for shutdown

I am afraid if this is already discussed, if so please excuse me.
I have very recently stepped into Mac from the Windows world. I am glad that I did.
Right now, i am figuring out the shortcuts for applications and menus and Could get a list of them. However, I couldnt find a shortcut for shutting down the system with our pressing the power button. I am looking for something like alt f4 in windows. Is there a method to shut down using the shortcut keys instead of using mouse.
TIA,
renz

Yes, but he was talking about Shut Down and I just wanted to make sure he knew not to do that. He probably already did but it doesn't hurt to make sure.
And if you have an iMac or Apple Display you can set that button for sleep only in the Energy Saver Options.

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