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)