doc/usage/cmd/exit.rst

   1 .. index::
   2    single: exit (command)
   3
   4 exit command
   5 ============
   6
   7 Synopsis
   8 --------
   9
  10 ::
  11
  12     exit
  13
  14 Description
  15 -----------
  16
  17 The exit command terminates a script started via the run or source command.
  18 If scripts are nested, only the innermost script is left.
  19
  20 ::
  21
  22     => setenv inner 'echo entry inner; exit; echo inner done'
  23     => setenv outer 'echo entry outer; run inner; echo outer done'
  24     => run outer
  25     entry outer
  26     entry inner
  27     outer done
  28     =>
  29
  30 When executed outside a script a warning is written. Following commands are not
  31 executed.
  32
  33 ::
  34
  35     => echo first; exit; echo last
  36     first
  37     exit not allowed from main input shell.
  38     =>
  39
  40 Return value
  41 ------------
  42
  43 $? is default set to 0 (true). In case zero or positive integer parameter
  44 is passed to the command, the return value is the parameter value. In case
  45 negative integer parameter is passed to the command, the return value is 0.