/LOOP /SCRIPT /PROMPT /PROGRAM /COMMAND /CYCLE

Without a qualifier, when issued interactively and without a qualifier EXIT terminates program Ferret. When executed within a command file, EXIT terminates the execution of the command file and returns control to the level in Ferret that executed the file (the user or another command file).

"QUIT" in a command file is an alias for EXIT without a qualifier. It will exit the current script, or the program if you are at the Ferret prompt.

Command qualifiers for EXIT:

EXIT/LOOP

When executed from within a REPEAT loop, Ferret will stop execution of that loop and return to the level in Ferret which executed the loop.

EXIT/CYCLE

When executed from within a REPEAT loop, Ferret will skip the remaining commands in the loop and continue at the start of the next repetition of the loop.

EXIT/SCRIPT

When executed from within a script, this command will terminate the execution of that script and return control to the level in Ferret which executed the script (either the user or another command file).

EXIT/PROMPT

When executed at any point, either in a script or loop, this command will immediately terminate execution and Ferret will return to the"yes?" prompt and return control to the user.

EXIT/PROGRAM

EXIT/COMMAND_FILE

When executed from within a command file EXIT/COMMAND_FILE or EXIT/PROGRAM forces an immediate exit from Ferret without returning control to the user or another command file.