exit()

NAME

exit() - perform normal program termination

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>


void exit (int status)

DESCRIPTION

Exit(3) terminates a process.

Before termination it performs the following functions in the order listed:

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(3) function never returns.

SEE ALSO

_exit(2)

atexit(3)

tmpfile(3)