The EXIT command writes all changes made in the current GDE editing session to the Global Directory and terminates the current editing session.

The format of the EXIT command is:

E[XIT]

GDE performs a full verification test (VERIFY) on the data. If the verification succeeds, GDE writes the new Global Directory to file system and issues a verification message.

If the verification fails, GDE displays a listing of all unverifiable mappings and waits for corrections. Make appropriate corrections, or leave the Global Directory in its original, unedited state by using the QUIT command.

If you have not made any changes to the Global Directory, GDE does not save a new Global Directory unless the original global directory had an older format which GDE has automatically upgraded. Note that while GDE upgrades older global directories to the current version, there is no facility to downgrade global directories to prior versions, so you should always save copies of any global directories that might be needed to retrieve archival data.