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NAME            exit  --  terminate process
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SYNOPSIS        (status in r0)
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sys exit  / exit = 1
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DESCRIPTION     exit\b\b\b\b____
is the normal means of terminating a process.
Exit closes all the process' files and notifies the parent process
if it is executing a wait\b\b\b\b____.
The low byte of r0
is available as status to the parent process.
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This call can never return.
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SEE ALSO        wait(II)
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DIAGNOSTICS     -
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BUGS            --