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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  pro-
     cess  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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