Exit (command)

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In computing, exit is a command used in many operating system command-line shells and scripting languages.

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The command causes the shell or program to terminate. If performed within an interactive command shell, the user is logged out of their current session, and/or user's current console or terminal connection is disconnected. Typically an optional exit code can be specified, which is typically a simple integer value that is then returned to the parent process.

Implementations

Operating systems, shells and scripting languages providing this command include Microsoft MSX-DOS version 2, [1] IBM OS/2, [2] DR FlexOS, [3] HP MPE/iX, [4] KolibriOS, [5] SymbOS, [6] cmd.exe, [7] sh, ksh, Perl, AWK, PHP, TCL, PowerShell and others.

On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 2 and later. [8] DR DOS 6.0 [9] and Datalight ROM-DOS [10] also include an implementation of the exit command. It is also available in the open source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox.

The numerical computing environment MATLAB includes an exit function with similar functionality. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ MSX-DOS version 2
  2. ↑ "JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands". www.jatomes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14.
  3. ↑ "User Guide" (PDF). www.bitsavers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. ↑ "MPE/iX Command Reference Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Shell - KolibriOS wiki". wiki.kolibrios.org.
  6. ↑ "Data". www.symbos.de.
  7. ↑ Archiveddocs. "Exit3". docs.microsoft.com.
  8. ↑ Wolverton, Van (2003). Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN   0-7356-1812-7.
  9. ↑ DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips
  10. ↑ "Datalight ROM-DOS User's Guide" (PDF). www.datalight.com.
  11. ↑ "Terminate MATLAB program (Same as quit) - MATLAB exit".

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