title	Program Termination
ms.date	11/04/2016
helpviewer_keywords	terminating execution quitting applications exiting applications programs [C++], terminating
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Program Termination

In C++, there are several ways to exit a program:

• Call the exit function.

• Call the abort function.

• Execute a return statement from main.

See also

main: Program Startup