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.TH EXIT 1 "Nov 2, 2007"
.SH NAME
exit, return, goto \- shell built-in functions to enable the execution of the
shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps
.SH SYNOPSIS
.SS "sh"
.LP
.nf
\fBexit\fR [\fIn\fR]
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBreturn\fR [\fIn\fR]
.fi

.SS "csh"
.LP
.nf
\fBexit\fR [( \fIexpr\fR )]
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBgoto\fR \fIlabel\fR
.fi

.SS "ksh"
.LP
.nf
\fB*exit\fR [\fIn\fR]
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fB*return\fR [\fIn\fR]
.fi

.SS "ksh93"
.LP
.nf
\fB+exit\fR [\fIn\fR]
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fB+return\fR [\fIn\fR]
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS "sh"
.sp
.LP
\fBexit\fR causes the calling shell or shell script to exit with the exit
status specified by \fIn\fR. If \fIn\fR is omitted the exit status is that of
the last command executed (an \fBEOF\fR also causes the shell to exit.)
.sp
.LP
\fBreturn\fR causes a function to exit with the return value specified by
\fIn\fR. If \fIn\fR is omitted, the return status is that of the last command
executed.
.SS "csh"
.sp
.LP
\fBexit\fR causes the calling shell or shell script to exit, either with the
value of the status variable or with the value specified by the expression
\fBexpr\fR.
.sp
.LP
The \fBgoto\fR built-in uses a specified \fIlabel\fR as a search string amongst
commands. The shell rewinds its input as much as possible and searches for a
line of the form \fIlabel\fR\fB:\fR possibly preceded by space or tab
characters. Execution continues after the indicated line. It is an error to
jump to a label that occurs between a \fBwhile\fR or \fBfor\fR built-in command
and its corresponding \fBend\fR.
.SS "ksh"
.sp
.LP
\fBexit\fR causes the calling shell or shell script to exit with the exit
status specified by \fIn\fR. The value is the least significant 8 bits of the
specified status. If \fIn\fR is omitted then the exit status is that of the
last command executed. When \fBexit\fR occurs when executing a trap, the last
command refers to the command that executed before the trap was invoked. An
end-of-file also causes the shell to exit except for a shell which has the
\fBignoreeof\fR option (See \fBset\fR below) turned on.
.sp
.LP
\fBreturn\fR causes a shell function or \fB\&'.'\fR script to return to the
invoking script with the return status specified by \fIn\fR. The value is the
least significant 8 bits of the specified status. If \fIn\fR is omitted then
the return status is that of the last command executed. If \fBreturn\fR is
invoked while not in a function or a \fB\&'.'\fR script, then it is the same as
an \fBexit\fR.
.sp
.LP
On this man page, \fBksh\fR(1) commands that are preceded by one or two \fB*\fR
(asterisks) are treated specially in the following ways:
.RS +4
.TP
1.
Variable assignment lists preceding the command remain in effect when the
command completes.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
2.
\fBI/O\fR redirections are processed after variable assignments.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
3.
Errors cause a script that contains them to abort.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
4.
Words, following a command preceded by \fB**\fR that are in the format of a
variable assignment, are expanded with the same rules as a variable assignment.
This means that tilde substitution is performed after the \fB=\fR sign and word
splitting and file name generation are not performed.
.RE
.SS "ksh93"
.sp
.LP
\fBexit\fR is shell special built-in that causes the shell that invokes it to
exit. Before exiting the shell, if the \fBEXIT\fR trap is set, it is invoked.
.sp
.LP
If \fIn\fR is specified, it is used to set the exit status.
.sp
.LP
\fBreturn\fR is a shell special built-in that causes the function or dot script
that invokes it to exit. If \fBreturn\fR is invoked outside of a \fBfunction\fR
or dot script it is equivalent to \fBexit\fR.
.sp
.LP
If \fBreturn\fR is invoked inside a function defined with the \fBfunction\fR
reserved word syntax, then any \fBEXIT\fR trap set within the function is
invoked in the context of the caller before the function returns.
.sp
.LP
If \fIn\fR is specified, it is used to set the exit status.
.sp
.LP
On this manual page, \fBksh93\fR commands that are preceded by one or two
\fB+\fR symbols are special built-in commands and are treated specially in the
following ways:
.RS +4
.TP
1.
Variable assignment lists preceding the command remain in effect when the
command completes.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
2.
I/O redirections are processed after variable assignments.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
3.
Errors cause a script that contains them to abort.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
4.
They are not valid function names.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
5.
Words following a command preceded by \fB++\fR that are in the format of a
variable assignment are expanded with the same rules as a variable assignment.
This means that tilde substitution is performed after the \fB=\fR sign and
field splitting and file name generation are not performed.
.RE
.SH EXIT STATUS
.SS "ksh93"
.sp
.LP
If \fIn\fR is specified for \fBexit\fR, the exit status is the least
significant eight bits of the value of \fIn\fR. Otherwise, the exit status is
the exit status of preceding command. When invoked inside a trap, the preceding
command means the command that invoked the trap.
.sp
.LP
If \fIn\fR is specified for \fBreturn\fR, the exit status is the least
significant eight bits of the value of \fIn\fR. Otherwise, the exit status is
the exit status of preceding command.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBbreak\fR(1), \fBcsh\fR(1), \fBksh\fR(1), \fBksh93\fR(1), \fBsh\fR(1),
\fBattributes\fR(5)