The GNU Fortran Compiler: EXIT

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### 8.101 `EXIT` — Exit the program with status.

Description:

  `EXIT` causes immediate termination of the program with status. If status is omitted it returns the canonical success for the system. All Fortran I/O units are closed.

Standard:

  GNU extension

Class:

  Subroutine

Syntax:

  `CALL EXIT([STATUS])`

Arguments:

  STATUS | Shall be an `INTEGER` of the default kind.

Return value:

  `STATUS` is passed to the parent process on exit.

Example:

      program test_exit
        integer :: STATUS = 0
        print *, 'This program is going to exit.'
        call EXIT(STATUS)
      end program test_exit

See also:

  ABORT, KILL