ATEXIT(3) Linux Programmer's Manual ATEXIT(3)
NAME
atexit - register a function to be called at normal program termination.
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
int atexit(void (*function)(void));
DESCRIPTION
The atexit() function registers the given function to be called at normal program termination, whether via exit(3) or via return from the
program's main. Functions so registered are called in the reverse order of their registration; no arguments are passed.
RETURN VALUE
The atexit() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise it returns a nonzero value; errno is not set.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
SEE ALSO
exit(3), on_exit(3)
GNU
1997-09-14 ATEXIT(3)