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### 8.79 `EXIT` — Exit the program with status.

Description:
  `EXIT` causes immediate termination of the program with status. If status is omitted it returns the canonical success for the system. All Fortran I/O units are closed.
Standard:
  GNU extension
Class:
  Subroutine
Syntax:
  `CALL EXIT([STATUS])`
Arguments:

  STATUS | Shall be an `INTEGER` of the default kind.

Return value:
  `STATUS` is passed to the parent process on exit.
Example:

                program test_exit
                  integer :: STATUS = 0
                  print *, 'This program is going to exit.'
                  call EXIT(STATUS)
                end program test_exit

See also:
  ABORT, KILL