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EXIT(3)                   NetBSD Programmer's Manual                   EXIT(3)


NAME

     exit - perform normal program termination


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <stdlib.h>

     void
     exit(int status);


DESCRIPTION

     exit() terminates a process.  The status values EXIT_SUCCESS and
     EXIT_FAILURE can be used to indicate successful and unsuccessful termina-
     tion, respectively.

     Before termination it performs the following functions in the order list-
     ed:

           1.   Call the functions registered with the atexit(3) function, in
                the reverse order of their registration.

           2.   Flush all open output streams.

           3.   Close all open streams.

           4.   Unlink all files created with the tmpfile(3) function.


RETURN VALUES

     The exit() function never returns.


SEE ALSO

     _exit(2), atexit(3), intro(3), tmpfile(3)


STANDARDS

     The exit() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

NetBSD 1.6                      March 21, 2001                               1