bash-hackers-wiki/docs/commands/builtin/exit.md

# The exit builtin command

## Synopsis

    exit [N]

## Description

The `exit` command terminates the current shell (or script).

If `N` is given, the return code to the parent process is set to `N`. If
not, the returned status the the status of the most recently executed
command (i.e. `$?`).

A [trap](../../commands/builtin/trap.md) on `EXIT` is executed before the shell
exits, except the executed `exit` command is part of an already running
trap.

### Options

There are no options.

### Exit status

Naturally, you can\'t ask for the exit status from within the shell that
executed the `exit` command, because the shell exits.

  Status   Reason
  -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  255      invalid (e.g. non-numeric) argument - this staus is returned to the parent

## Examples

### Exit the shell and explicitely set its exit status

    exit 3

## Portability considerations

-   if `N` is specified, but its value is not between 0 and 255
    inclusively, the exit status is undefined.

## See also

-   [The trap builtin command](../../commands/builtin/trap.md)
-   [The exit status](../../dict/terms/exit_status.md)
Convert all builtin commands to Markdown 2023-07-05 10:53:12 +02:00			`# The exit builtin command`

			`## Synopsis`

			`exit [N]`

			`## Description`

			The `exit` command terminates the current shell (or script).

			If `N` is given, the return code to the parent process is set to `N`. If
			`not, the returned status the the status of the most recently executed`
			command (i.e. `$?`).

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			`trap.`

			`### Options`

			`There are no options.`

			`### Exit status`

			`Naturally, you can\'t ask for the exit status from within the shell that`
			executed the `exit` command, because the shell exits.

			`Status Reason`
			`-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------`
			`255 invalid (e.g. non-numeric) argument - this staus is returned to the parent`

			`## Examples`

			`### Exit the shell and explicitely set its exit status`

			`exit 3`

			`## Portability considerations`

			- if `N` is specified, but its value is not between 0 and 255
			`inclusively, the exit status is undefined.`

			`## See also`

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			`- [The exit status](../../dict/terms/exit_status.md)`