chore: Explain exit codes (#627)

* chore: explain exit codes

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 * [Clang Format](clang-format)
 * [CMake options](cmake-options.md)
 * [Directory structure](directory-structure.md)
+* [Exit Codes](exitcodes.md)
 * [How to Debug and Restart](how-to-restart-and-debug.md)
 * [IP2LOCATION](ip2location.md)
 * [Logging Configuration](logging-configuration.md)
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+# Exit Codes
+
+AzerothCore has 3 default exit codes that are called if you shutdown, restart or crash the server.
+
+```cpp
+enum ShutdownExitCode
+{
+    SHUTDOWN_EXIT_CODE = 0,
+    ERROR_EXIT_CODE    = 1,
+    RESTART_EXIT_CODE  = 2,
+};
+```
+
+SHUTDOWN_EXIT_CODE is called when you use the commands **.server shutdown**, **.server idleshutdown**, **.server exit** or if the [m_serviceStatus == 0](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/a594bf5b290e5476c61bab29809a079e93c5daa2/src/server/worldserver/Main.cpp#L575-L581) for Windows.
+
+RESTART_EXIT_CODE is called when you use the commands **..server restart** and **.server idlerestart**.
+
+ERROR_EXIT_CODE is called when the server crashes. This can be due to due to guid/id/entry overflow, [Network.Threads](https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/blob/a594bf5b290e5476c61bab29809a079e93c5daa2/src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist#L2909-L2913) being <= 0 or if the server cannot initialize network.
+
+The best way to know where all the exit codes are called is by finding them in the source code.
+
+## Commands
+
+```
+.server idleshutdown #delay [#exit_code]
+.server idlerestart #delay [#exit_code]
+.server shutdown #delay [#exit_code]
+.server restart #delay [#exit_code]
+```
+
+The `.server shutdown/restart`, `.server idleshutdown/restart` commands all have an argument for **[#exit_code]**.
+
+The default exit code for shutdown is always 0 and the default exit code for restart is always 2 if the argument is left blank.
+
+The argument can take a value between 0 - 125 which lets you output a custom exit code other than the defaults.
+
+## Scripts including exit codes
+
+Having the Worldserver sending exit codes let's you create an external script that can act when it reads a specific exit code being displayed.
+
+For example it's possible to write a script to automatically restart if the Worldserver sends RESTART_EXIT_CODE.
+
+You can view [this](https://github.com/Kitzunu/azerothcore-exitcode-script) batch script for Windows how exit codes can be used.