exit status

small integer passed from a terminating child process to its parent
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exit status

Summary

exit status ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • exit status's image is recorded as Hello-c.png[2].
  • exit status's subclass of is recorded as error code[3].
  • exit status's subclass of is recorded as integer data type[4].
  • exit status's has use is recorded as process management[5].
  • exit status's has use is recorded as shell script[6].
  • exit status's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047j36[7].
  • exit status's has cause is recorded as process[8].
  • exit status's facet of is recorded as exception handling[9].
  • exit status's facet of is recorded as operating system[10].
  • exit status's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 15472907[11].

Why It Matters

exit status ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). exit status. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/exit-status
MLA “exit status.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/exit-status.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_exit-status_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{exit status}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/exit-status}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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