.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved 
.TH "EXIT" 1P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
.\" exit 
.SH PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.
The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
.SH NAME
exit \- cause the shell to exit
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
\fBexit\fP \fB[\fP\fIn\fP\fB]\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The \fIexit\fP utility shall cause the shell to exit with the exit
status specified by the unsigned decimal integer \fIn\fP.
If \fIn\fP is specified, but its value is not between 0 and 255 inclusively,
the exit status is undefined.
.LP
A \fItrap\fP on \fBEXIT\fP shall be executed before the shell terminates,
except when the
\fIexit\fP utility is invoked in that \fItrap\fP itself, in which
case the shell shall exit
immediately.
.SH OPTIONS
.LP
None.
.SH OPERANDS
.LP
See the DESCRIPTION.
.SH STDIN
.LP
Not used.
.SH INPUT FILES
.LP
None.
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
.LP
None.
.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
.LP
Default.
.SH STDOUT
.LP
Not used.
.SH STDERR
.LP
The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
.SH OUTPUT FILES
.LP
None.
.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
.LP
None.
.SH EXIT STATUS
.LP
The exit status shall be \fIn\fP, if specified. Otherwise, the value
shall be the exit value of the last command executed, or
zero if no command was executed. When \fIexit\fP is executed in a
\fItrap\fP action, the
last command is considered to be the command that executed immediately
preceding the \fItrap\fP action.
.SH CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
.LP
Default.
.LP
\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
.SH APPLICATION USAGE
.LP
None.
.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
Exit with a \fItrue\fP value:
.sp
.RS
.nf

\fBexit 0
\fP
.fi
.RE
.LP
Exit with a \fIfalse\fP value:
.sp
.RS
.nf

\fBexit 1
\fP
.fi
.RE
.SH RATIONALE
.LP
As explained in other sections, certain exit status values have been
reserved for special uses and should be used by
applications only for those purposes:
.TP 7
\ 126
A file to be executed was found, but it was not an executable utility.
.TP 7
\ 127
A utility to be executed was not found.
.TP 7
>128
A command was interrupted by a signal.
.sp
.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
.LP
None.
.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
\fISpecial Built-In Utilities\fP
.SH COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .