exit

NAME

exit - terminates the shell

SYNOPSIS

C shell

exit [expr]

Korn shell

exit [status]

DESCRIPTION

This command is a built-in command in the C shell and the Korn shell.

C shell

When the exit(1) command is called, the shell exits either with the value of the specified expr (an expression, as described in the tcsh(1) section on Expressions) or, without expr, with the value of the status variable.

Korn shell

When the exit(1) command is called, the shell exits with the specified exit status. If status is not specified, the exit status is the current value of the ? parameter.