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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)