quick_exit3
Exits a program quickly, running minimal cleanup
Usage
#include <stdlib.h>
_Noreturn void
quick_exit(int status);
Library
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
Overview
The quick_exit() function exits the program quickly calling any cleanup functions registered with at_quick_exit(3) but not any C++ destructors or cleanup code registered with atexit(3). The stdio(3) file buffers are not flushed.
The function quick_exit() is async-signal safe when the functions registered with at_quick_exit(3) are.
Return values
The quick_exit() function does not return.
Releases
Unchanged in 13 releases since macOS 15.0.