Microsoft DOS exit command
Updated: 05/21/2018 by Computer Hope
About exit
The exit command is used to withdrawal from the currently running application and the MS-DOS session.
Availability
The exit command is an internal command and is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.
- All Versions of MS-DOS
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows ME
- Windows NT
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 10
Exit syntax
Windows Vista and later syntax
Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter) or the current batch script.
EXIT [/B] [exitCode]
| /B | Specifies to exit the current batch script instead of CMD.EXE. If executed from outside a batch script, it will quit CMD.EXE. |
| exitCode | Specifies a numeric number. If /B is specified, sets ERRORLEVEL that number. If quitting CMD.EXE, sets the process exit code with that number. |
Windows XP and earlier syntax
Quits the COMMAND.COM program (command interpreter).
EXIT
Exit examples
Exit
- When in another command interpreter, would exit you out of the new command interpreter into the original.
- When entering DOS from Windows, would return you to Windows.
- If in the recovery console, would exit the recovery console and reboot the computer.
Additional information
- See our exit definition for further information and related links on this term.