```{index} single: _exit (POSIX) ``` ```{index} single: POSIX::_exit ``` # _exit Terminate the process immediately with the given status, skipping `END` blocks, destructors, and stdio flushing. ## Synopsis ```perl POSIX::_exit(0); ``` `POSIX::exit` is a different function: perl's own `exit`, which does run `END` blocks and destructors. ## Differences from upstream Fully compatible with upstream POSIX.