Exit
Updated: January 21, 2005
Exits the current batch script or the Cmd.exe program (that is, the command interpreter) and returns to the program that started Cmd.exe.
Syntax
exit [/b] [ExitCode]
Parameters
/b
Exits the current batch script.
ExitCode
Specifies a numeric number.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- If you use /b outside of a batch script, it will exit Cmd.exe.
- If you use /b, Cmd.exe sets the ERRORLEVEL to the specified ExitCode. If you exit Cmd.exe, Cmd.exe sets the process exit code with the specified ExitCode.
Examples
To close the command interpreter, Cmd.exe, type:
exit
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| Italic | Information that the user must supply |
| Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
| Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
| Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
| Courier font | Code or program output |