Name
exit
Synopsis
exit [n
]
Exit a shell script with status n (e.g.,
exit 1
). n
can be 0 (success) or nonzero (failure). If n
is not given, the shell's exit status is that of the most recent
command. exit can be issued at
the command line to close a window (log out). Exit statuses can
range in value from 0 to 255.
Example
if [ $# -eq 0 ] then echo "Usage: $0 [-c] [-d] file(s)" 1>&2 exit 1 # Error status fi
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