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EXIT

Quit CMD.EXE or the current batch script.

The options below are only available in Windows XP (or later).

syntax
       EXIT [/B] [exitCode]

key
    /B        When used in a batch script it will exit the 
              current batch script instead of CMD.EXE.  
              If executed from outside a batch script, it
              will still quit CMD.EXE

    exitCode  A numeric number.  if /B is specified, sets
              ERRORLEVEL that number.  If quitting CMD.EXE, sets the process
              exit code with that number.

Gentlemen you can’t fight in here this is the war room." - President Muffley (Dr. Strangelove)

Related Commands:

COLOR - Set an errorlevel (without exiting)
KILL - Remove a program from memory

Equivalent Linux BASH commands:

break - Exit from a loop



Simon Sheppard
SS64.com