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2.2 Quitting Octave

Built-in Function: exit (status)

Built-in Function: quit (status)

Exit the current Octave session. If the optional integer value status is supplied, pass that value to the operating system as the Octave's exit status.

Built-in Function: atexit (fcn)

Register function to be called when Octave exits. For example,

function print_flops_at_exit ()
  printf ("\n%s\n", system ("fortune"));
  fflush (stdout);
endfunction
atexit ("print_flops_at_exit");

will print a message when Octave exits.