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25.Dd November 4, 2017
26.Dt QUICK_EXIT 3
27.Os
28.Sh NAME
29.Nm quick_exit
30.Nd exits a program quickly, running minimal cleanup
31.Sh LIBRARY
32.Lb libc
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.In stdlib.h
35.Ft _Noreturn void
36.Fn quick_exit "int status"
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38The
39.Fn quick_exit
40function exits the program quickly calling any cleanup functions registered
41with
42.Xr at_quick_exit 3
43but not any C++ destructors or cleanup code registered with
44.Xr atexit 3 .
45The
46.Xr stdio 3
47file buffers are not flushed.
48.Pp
49The function
50.Fn quick_exit
51is
52.Em async-signal safe
53when the functions registered with
54.Xr at_quick_exit 3
55are.
56.Sh RETURN VALUES
57The
58.Fn quick_exit
59function does not return.
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr at_quick_exit 3 ,
62.Xr exit 3
63.Sh STANDARDS
64The
65.Fn quick_exit
66function conforms to
67.St -isoC-2011 .
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