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.\"  Copyright 1989 AT&T  Copyright (c) 2004, Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved
.TH exit 3C "1 Mar 2004" "SunOS 5.11" "Standard C Library Functions"
.SH NAME
exit, _exithandle \- terminate process
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <stdlib.h>

\fBvoid\fR \fBexit\fR(\fBint\fR \fIstatus\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBvoid\fR \fB_exithandle\fR(\fBvoid\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
The \fBexit()\fR function terminates a process by calling first \fB_exithandle()\fR and then \fB_exit()\fR (see \fBexit\fR(2)).
.sp
.LP
The  \fB_exithandle()\fR function calls any functions registered through the \fBatexit\fR(3C) function in the reverse order of their registration. This action includes executing all finalization code from the \fI\&.fini\fR sections of all objects that are part of the process.
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.LP
The \fB_exithandle()\fR function is intended for use \fIonly\fR with \fB_exit()\fR, and allows for specialized processing such as \fBdldump\fR(3C) to be performed. Normal process execution should not be continued after a call to \fB_exithandle()\fR has occurred, as internal data structures may have been torn down due to \fBatexit()\fR or \fI\&.fini\fR processing.
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.LP
The symbols \fBEXIT_SUCCESS\fR and \fBEXIT_FAILURE\fR are defined in the header <\fBstdlib.h\fR> and may be used as the value of \fIstatus\fR to indicate successful or unsuccessful termination, respectively.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
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ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-LevelSafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
\fBexit\fR(2), \fBatexit\fR(3C), \fBdldump\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)