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Port Windows IPC Apps to Linux, Part 1: Processes and Threads

VOID ExitProcess(

  UINT uExitCode   // exit code for all threads

);

ExitProcess() is the preferred method of ending a process. This function provides a clean process shutdown. This includes calling the entry-point function of all attached dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) with a value indicating that the process is detaching from the DLL.

The Linux equivalent for ExitProcess() is exit(): void exit(int status);.

The exit() function causes normal program termination and the value of status &0377 is returned to the parent. The C standard specifies two definitions (EXIT_SUCCESS and EXIT_FAILURE) that can be passed to the status parameter to indicate successful or unsuccessful termination.

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