EXIT(II) 8/5/73 EXIT(II)





EXIT(II)                     8/5/73                      EXIT(II)







NAME

     exit - terminate process





SYNOPSIS

     (exit = 1.)

     (status in r0)

     sys exit



     exit(status)

     int status;



DESCRIPTION

     Exit is the normal means of  terminating  a  process.   Exit

     closes  all  the  process's  files  and  notifies the parent

     process if it is executing a  wait.   The  low  byte  of  r0

     (resp.  the  argument to exit) is available as status to the

     parent process.



     This call can never return.



SEE ALSO

     wait (II)



DIAGNOSTICS

     None.
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