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< c‎ | program
Defined in header <stdlib.h>
_Noreturn void quick_exit(int exit_code );
(since C11)
(until C23)
[[noreturn]]void quick_exit(int exit_code );
(since C23)

Causes normal program termination to occur without completely cleaning the resources.

Functions passed to at_quick_exit are called in reverse order of their registration. After calling the registered functions, calls _Exit(exit_code).

Functions passed to atexit or signal handlers passed to signal are not called.

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[edit]Parameters

exit_code - exit status of the program

[edit]Return value

(none)

[edit]Example

#include <stdlib.h>#include <stdio.h>   void f1(void){puts("pushed first");fflush(stdout);}   void f2(void){puts("pushed second");}   void f3(void){puts("won't be called");}   int main(void){at_quick_exit(f1);at_quick_exit(f2);atexit(f3); quick_exit(0);}

Output:

pushed second pushed first

[edit]References

  • C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):
  • 7.22.4.7 The quick_exit function (p: 257)
  • C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
  • 7.22.4.7 The quick_exit function (p: 353)

[edit]See also

causes abnormal program termination (without cleaning up)
(function)[edit]
registers a function to be called on exit() invocation
(function)[edit]
registers a function to be called on quick_exit invocation
(function)[edit]
C++ documentation for quick_exit
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