1EXIT_SUCCESS(3const)                                      EXIT_SUCCESS(3const)
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NAME

6       EXIT_SUCCESS, EXIT_FAILURE - termination status constants
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LIBRARY

9       Standard C library (libc)
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SYNOPSIS

12       #include <stdlib.h>
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14       #define EXIT_SUCCESS  0
15       #define EXIT_FAILURE  /* nonzero */
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DESCRIPTION

18       EXIT_SUCCESS  and  EXIT_FAILURE represent a successful and unsuccessful
19       exit status respectively, and can be used as arguments to  the  exit(3)
20       function.
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CONFORMING TO

23       C99 and later; POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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EXAMPLES

26       #include <stdio.h>
27       #include <stdlib.h>
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29       int
30       main(int argc, char *argv[])
31       {
32           FILE *fp;
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34           if (argc != 2) {
35               fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <file>\n", argv[0]);
36               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
37           }
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39           fp = fopen(argv[1], "r");
40           if (fp == NULL) {
41               perror(argv[1]);
42               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
43           }
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45           /* Other code omitted */
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47           fclose(fp);
48           exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
49       }
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SEE ALSO

52       exit(3), sysexits.h(3head)
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