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EXIT (quit with specified Return Code)

If you want to return an "ERRORLEVEL" (return code) to a caller then this command allows you to set it.

SYNTAX: EXIT /?

Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter) or the current batch
script.

EXIT [/B] [exitCode]

  /B          specifies to exit the current batch script instead of
              CMD.EXE.  If executed from outside a batch script, it
              will quit CMD.EXE

  exitCode    specifies a numeric number.  if /B is specified, sets
              ERRORLEVEL that number.  If quitting CMD.EXE, sets the process
              exit code with that number.

The command processor (CMD.EXE) doesn't pick up return codes from an exit with "/B" (idiots, they're everywhere...)! So you should drop the "/B" to exit the command processor instead (of the batch file).

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