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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 8c438b0bd7..0776599fae 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -1432,29 +1432,69 @@ true <name>halt()</name> <fsummary>Halt the Erlang runtime system and indicate normal exit to the calling environment</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Halts the Erlang runtime system and indicates normal exit to - the calling environment. Has no return value.</p> + <p>The same as + <seealso marker="#halt/2"><c>halt(0, [])</c></seealso>.</p> <pre> > <input>halt().</input> -os_prompt%</pre> +os_prompt% </pre> </desc> </func> <func> <name>halt(Status)</name> <fsummary>Halt the Erlang runtime system</fsummary> <type> - <v>Status = integer() >= 0 | string()</v> + <v>Status = integer() >= 0 | string() | abort</v> </type> <desc> - <p><c>Status</c> must be a non-negative integer, or a string. - Halts the Erlang runtime system. Has no return value. - If <c>Status</c> is an integer, it is returned as an exit - status of Erlang to the calling environment. - If <c>Status</c> is a string, produces an Erlang crash dump - with <c>String</c> as slogan, and then exits with a non-zero - status code.</p> - <p>Note that on many platforms, only the status codes 0-255 are - supported by the operating system.</p> + <p>The same as + <seealso marker="#halt/2"><c>halt(Status, [])</c></seealso>.</p> + <pre> +> <input>halt(17).</input> +os_prompt% <input>echo $?</input> +17 +os_prompt% </pre> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>halt(Status, Options)</name> + <fsummary>Halt the Erlang runtime system</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Status = integer() >= 0 | string() | abort</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v>Option = {flush,boolean()} | term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p><c>Status</c> must be a non-negative integer, a string, + or the atom <c>abort</c>. + Halts the Erlang runtime system. Has no return value. + Depending on <c>Status</c>: + </p> + <taglist> + <tag>integer()</tag> + <item>The runtime system exits with the integer value <c>Status</c> + as status code to the calling environment (operating system). + </item> + <tag>string()</tag> + <item>An erlang crash dump is produced with <c>Status</c> as slogan, + and then the runtime system exits with status code <c>1</c>. + </item> + <tag><c>abort</c></tag> + <item> + The runtime system aborts producing a core dump, if that is + enabled in the operating system. + </item> + </taglist> + <p>Note that on many platforms, only the status codes 0-255 are + supported by the operating system. + </p> + <p>For integer <c>Status</c> the Erlang runtime system closes all ports + and allows async threads to finish their operations before exiting. + To exit without such flushing use + <c>Option</c> as <c>{flush,false}</c>. + </p> + <p>For statuses <c>string()</c> and <c>abort</c> the <c>flush</c> + option is ignored and flushing is <em>not</em> done. + </p> </desc> </func> <func> |