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11/3/71SYS_QUIT (II)

NAME quit -- turn off quit signal
SYNOPSIS sys quit; flag / quit = 26.
DESCRIPTION When flag is 0, this call disables quit signals from the typewriter(ASCII FS). When flag is 1, quits are re--enabled, and cause execution


to cease and a core image to be produced. When flag is an address inthe program, a quit causes control to be sent to that address.


Quits should be turned off only with due consideration.
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SEE_ALSO sys intr turns off interrupts
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OWNER ken, dmr