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diff --git a/man1p/exit.1p b/man1p/exit.1p new file mode 100644 index 000000000..19924ae45 --- /dev/null +++ b/man1p/exit.1p @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "EXIT" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" exit +.SH NAME +exit \- cause the shell to exit +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fBexit\fP \fB[\fP\fIn\fP\fB]\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIexit\fP utility shall cause the shell to exit with the exit +status specified by the unsigned decimal integer \fIn\fP. +If \fIn\fP is specified, but its value is not between 0 and 255 inclusively, +the exit status is undefined. +.LP +A \fItrap\fP on \fBEXIT\fP shall be executed before the shell terminates, +except when the +\fIexit\fP utility is invoked in that \fItrap\fP itself, in which +case the shell shall exit +immediately. +.SH OPTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH OPERANDS +.LP +See the DESCRIPTION. +.SH STDIN +.LP +Not used. +.SH INPUT FILES +.LP +None. +.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES +.LP +None. +.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS +.LP +Default. +.SH STDOUT +.LP +Not used. +.SH STDERR +.LP +The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages. +.SH OUTPUT FILES +.LP +None. +.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION +.LP +None. +.SH EXIT STATUS +.LP +The exit status shall be \fIn\fP, if specified. Otherwise, the value +shall be the exit value of the last command executed, or +zero if no command was executed. When \fIexit\fP is executed in a +\fItrap\fP action, the +last command is considered to be the command that executed immediately +preceding the \fItrap\fP action. +.SH CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS +.LP +Default. +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +None. +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +Exit with a \fItrue\fP value: +.sp +.RS +.nf + +\fBexit 0 +\fP +.fi +.RE +.LP +Exit with a \fIfalse\fP value: +.sp +.RS +.nf + +\fBexit 1 +\fP +.fi +.RE +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +As explained in other sections, certain exit status values have been +reserved for special uses and should be used by +applications only for those purposes: +.TP 7 +\ 126 +A file to be executed was found, but it was not an executable utility. +.TP 7 +\ 127 +A utility to be executed was not found. +.TP 7 +>128 +A command was interrupted by a signal. +.sp +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fISpecial Built-In Utilities\fP +.SH COPYRIGHT +Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form +from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology +-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base +Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of +Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the +event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and +The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard +is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at +http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . |