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28.Dd July 26, 2015
29.Dt QUICK_EXIT 3
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm quick_exit
33.Nd exits a program quickly, running minimal cleanup
34.Sh LIBRARY
35.Lb libc
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.In stdlib.h
38.Ft _Noreturn void
39.Fn quick_exit "int status"
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Fn quick_exit
43function exits the program quickly calling any cleanup functions registered
44with
45.Xr at_quick_exit 3
46but not any C++ destructors or cleanup code registered with
47.Xr atexit 3 .
48.Pp
49The
50.Fa status
51values
52.Dv EXIT_SUCCESS
53and
54.Dv EXIT_FAILURE
55can be used to indicate successful and unsuccessful
56termination, respectively.
57.Sh RETURN VALUES
58The
59.Fn quick_exit
60function does not return.
61.Sh SEE ALSO
62.Xr at_quick_exit 3 ,
63.Xr exit 3
64.Sh STANDARDS
65The
66.Fn quick_exit
67function conforms to
68.St -isoC-2011 .
69