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C atexit(): Cleanup on Normal Termination, Not Every Exit

`atexit()` registers no-argument callbacks for normal program termination. They run in reverse registration order after `main` returns or `exit()` is called—but not after `_Exit()`, `_exit()`, `abort()`, an unhandled fatal signal, a crash, or a forced kill.

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