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wait (II)

EXIT(II)  −  PWB/UNIX 8/5/73

NAME

exit − terminate process

SYNOPSIS

(exit = 1.) 
(status in r0)
sys exit exit(status)
int status;

DESCRIPTION

Exit is the normal means of terminating a process.  Exit closes all the process’s files and notifies the parent process if it is executing a wait.  The low byte of r0 (resp. the argument to exit) is available as status to the parent process.  This call can never return.

SEE ALSO

wait (II)

DIAGNOSTICS

None. 

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