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# The exit builtin command
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## Synopsis
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exit [N]
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## Description
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The `exit` command terminates the current shell (or script).
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If `N` is given, the return code to the parent process is set to `N`. If
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not, the returned status the the status of the most recently executed
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command (i.e. `$?`).
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A [trap](../../commands/builtin/trap.md) on `EXIT` is executed before the shell
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exits, except the executed `exit` command is part of an already running
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trap.
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### Options
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There are no options.
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### Exit status
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Naturally, you can't ask for the exit status from within the shell that
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executed the `exit` command, because the shell exits.
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Status Reason
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-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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255 invalid (e.g. non-numeric) argument - this staus is returned to the parent
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## Examples
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### Exit the shell and explicitely set its exit status
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exit 3
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## Portability considerations
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- if `N` is specified, but its value is not between 0 and 255
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inclusively, the exit status is undefined.
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## See also
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- [The trap builtin command](../../commands/builtin/trap.md)
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- [The exit status](../../dict/terms/exit_status.md)
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