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C COMPILER LIBRARY FUNCTION REFERENCE->Detailed Descriptions->exit()

Summary

#include <stdlib.h>

void exit(int status);    Terminate program


Parameter

status    An integer representing the exit status


Description

A call to exit() terminates the program.  In fact the function in the library is simply a jump to program address zero and so a call to exit() will restart the program.

Return

exit() is non-returning.