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.TH EXIT 2 
.SH NAME
exit \- terminate process
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B exit(status)
.br
.B int status;
.PP
.B _exit(status)
.br
.B int status;
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Exit
is the normal means of terminating a process.
.I Exit
closes all the process's files and notifies the parent process
if it is executing a
.IR wait .
The low-order 8 bits of 
.I status
are available to the parent process.
.PP
This call can never return.
.PP
The C function
.I exit
may cause cleanup actions before the
final `sys exit'.
The function
.I _exit
circumvents all cleanup.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
wait(2)
.SH ASSEMBLER
(exit = 1.)
.br
(status in r0)
.br
.B sys exit
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6de44978 KT	1	.TH EXIT 2
	2	.SH NAME
	3	exit \- terminate process
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B exit(status)
	6	.br
	7	.B int status;
	8	.PP
	9	.B _exit(status)
	10	.br
	11	.B int status;
	12	.SH DESCRIPTION
	13	.I Exit
	14	is the normal means of terminating a process.
	15	.I Exit
	16	closes all the process's files and notifies the parent process
	17	if it is executing a
	18	.IR wait .
	19	The low-order 8 bits of
	20	.I status
	21	are available to the parent process.
	22	.PP
	23	This call can never return.
	24	.PP
	25	The C function
	26	.I exit
	27	may cause cleanup actions before the
	28	final `sys exit'.
	29	The function
	30	.I _exit
	31	circumvents all cleanup.
	32	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	33	wait(2)
	34	.SH ASSEMBLER
	35	(exit = 1.)
	36	.br
	37	(status in r0)
	38	.br
	39	.B sys exit