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EXIT_GROUP(2) Linux Programmer's Manual EXIT_GROUP(2)

NAME

     exit_group - exit all threads in a process

SYNOPSIS

     #include <linux/unistd.h>

     void exit_group(int status);

DESCRIPTION

     This  system  call  is equivalent to _exit(2) except that it terminates
     not only the calling thread, but all threads in the  calling  process's
     thread group.

RETURN VALUE

     This system call does not return.

VERSIONS

     This call is present since Linux 2.5.35.

CONFORMING TO

     This call is Linux-specific.

NOTES

     Since  glibc  2.3,  this  is  the system call invoked when the _exit(2)
     wrapper function is called.

SEE ALSO

     exit(2)

COLOPHON

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Linux 2008-11-27 EXIT_GROUP(2)