return and exit from main: difference

Basically the difference between following programs ! //ret.c int main() { return 43; } //exit.c int main() { exit(43); } well, there are three ways for the processes to exit: - 1. Voluntary exit (implicit) 2. Voluntary exit (explicit) 3. Involunatary exit Voluntary exit can be implicit e.g. in case of return and explicit e.g. in case of a call to exit(). Involuntary exit is like being killed by a [Read More]