.TH rtapi_exit "3rtapi" "2006-10-12" "LinuxCNC Documentation" "RTAPI"
.SH NAME

rtapi_exit \- Shut down RTAPI

.SH SYNTAX
.HP
 int rtapi_exit(int \fImodule_id\fR)

.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP \fImodule_id\fR
An rtapi module identifier returned by an earlier call to \fBrtapi_init\fR.

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBrtapi_exit\fR shuts down and cleans up the RTAPI.  It must be
called prior to exit by any module that called \fBrtapi_init\fR.

.SH REALTIME CONSIDERATIONS
Call only from within user or init/cleanup code, not from relatime tasks.

.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns a RTAPI status code.