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 ### Controlling How Failures Are Reported
 
+#### Detecting Test Premature Exit
+
+Google Test implements the _premature-exit-file_ protocol for test runners
+to catch any kind of unexpected exits of test programs. Upon start,
+Google Test creates the file which will be automatically deleted after
+all work has been finished. Then, the test runner can check if this file
+exists. In case the file remains undeleted, the inspected test has exited
+prematurely.
+
+This feature is enabled only if the `TEST_PREMATURE_EXIT_FILE` environment
+variable has been set.
+
 #### Turning Assertion Failures into Break-Points
 
 When running test programs under a debugger, it's very convenient if the