[PATCH 1/1] doc: describe exit command

[PATCH 1/1] doc: describe exit command

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

Man-page for exit shell command.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
---
 doc/usage/exit.rst  | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/usage/index.rst |  1 +
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/usage/exit.rst

diff --git a/doc/usage/exit.rst b/doc/usage/exit.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c220e30236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/usage/exit.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+exit command
+============
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+
+::
+
+    exit
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The exit command terminates a script started via the run or source command.
+If scripts are nested, only the innermost script is left.
+
+::
+
+    => setenv inner 'echo entry inner; exit; echo inner done'
+    => setenv outer 'echo entry outer; run inner; echo outer done'
+    => run outer
+    entry outer
+    entry inner
+    outer done
+    =>
+
+When executed outside a script a warning is written. Following commands are not
+executed.
+
+::
+
+    => echo first; exit; echo last
+    first
+    exit not allowed from main input shell.
+    =>
+
+Return value
+------------
+
+$? is always set to 0.
diff --git a/doc/usage/index.rst b/doc/usage/index.rst
index eedcdb110b..b8f216b713 100644
--- a/doc/usage/index.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/index.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Shell commands
    bootefi
    bootmenu
    button
+   exit
    mbr
    pstore
    sbi
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