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exit — Quit the current CMD instance or the current batch file. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.

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Problem

How to use the exit command: Quit the current CMD instance or the current batch file. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/exit>.

Solution

exit — Quit the current CMD instance or the current batch file. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/exit>.

Quit the current CMD instance:

exit

Quit the current [b]atch script:

exit /b

Quit using a specific exit code:

exit {{2}}

Code Snippets

Quit the current CMD instance

exit

Quit the current [b]atch script

exit /b

Quit using a specific exit code

exit {{2}}

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