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@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: exit.n,v 1.6 2004/11/20 00:17:32 dgp Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH exit n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.so man.macros .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME @@ -21,13 +19,15 @@ exit \- End the application .PP Terminate the process, returning \fIreturnCode\fR to the system as the exit status. -If \fIreturnCode\fR isn't specified then it defaults +If \fIreturnCode\fR is not specified then it defaults to 0. .SH EXAMPLE +.PP Since non-zero exit codes are usually interpreted as error cases by the calling process, the \fBexit\fR command is an important part of -signalling that something fatal has gone wrong. This code fragment is +signaling that something fatal has gone wrong. This code fragment is useful in scripts to act as a general problem trap: +.PP .CS proc main {} { # ... put the real main code in here ... @@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ if {[catch {main} msg options]} { \fBexit\fR 2 } .CE - .SH "SEE ALSO" exec(n) - .SH KEYWORDS -exit, process +abort, exit, process |