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@@ -219,6 +219,16 @@ defmodule Process do
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Inlined by the compiler.
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+ > #### Differences to `Kernel.exit/1` {: .info }
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+ >
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+ > The functions `Kernel.exit/1` and `Process.exit/2` are
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+ > named similarly but provide very different functionalities. The
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+ > `Kernel:exit/1` function should be used when the intent is to stop the current
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+ > process while `Process.exit/2` should be used when the intent is to send an
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+ > exit signal to another process. Note also that `Kernel.exit/1` can be caught
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+ > with `try/1` while `Process.exit/2` can only be handled by trapping exits and
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+ > when the signal is different than `:kill`.
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## Examples
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Process.exit(pid, :kill)
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