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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
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--- 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>