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.TH EXIT 3 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
exit \- perform normal program termination
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
exit(status)
int status;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Exit
terminates a process.
.PP
Before termination it performs the following functions in the
order listed:
.RS
.PP
Call the functions registered with the
.IR atexit (3)
function, in the reverse order of their registration.
.PP
Flush all open output streams.
.PP
Close all open streams.
.PP
Unlink all files created with the
.IR tmpfile (3)
function.
.RE
.PP
.I Exit
never returns.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
exit(2), atexit(3), intro(3), tmpfile(3)
.SH STANDARDS
.B Exit
conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').