diff --git a/examples/basic_examples/transaction/src/main/example.c b/examples/basic_examples/transaction/src/main/example.c
index b281eab9e..4087b46e8 100644
--- a/examples/basic_examples/transaction/src/main/example.c
+++ b/examples/basic_examples/transaction/src/main/example.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <aerospike/aerospike.h>
+#include <aerospike/aerospike_batch.h>
 #include <aerospike/aerospike_key.h>
 #include <aerospike/aerospike_txn.h>
 #include <aerospike/as_error.h>
@@ -31,114 +32,166 @@
 
 #include "example_utils.h"
 
-static void
-abort_txn(aerospike* as, as_txn* txn)
-{
-	as_error err;
-	as_status status = aerospike_abort(as, &err, txn, NULL);
-
-	if (status != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
-		LOG("aerospike_abort() returned %d - %s", err.code, err.message);
-	}
-	example_cleanup(as);
-}
+static as_status run_commands(aerospike* as, as_txn* txn);
 
 int
 main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+	// Parse command line arguments.
 	if (! example_get_opts(argc, argv, EXAMPLE_BASIC_OPTS)) {
-		exit(-1);
+		return -1;
 	}
 
+	// Connect to cluster.
+	as_error err;
+	as_status status;
 	aerospike as;
-
 	example_connect_to_aerospike(&as);
-	example_remove_test_record(&as);
 
 	// Initialize transaction.
 	as_txn txn;
 	as_txn_init(&txn);
-	LOG("Initialize transaction: %" PRId64, (int64_t)txn.id);
+	printf("Initialize transaction: %" PRIu64 "\n", txn.id);
+
+	// Run commands in a transaction. The commands must use a single namespace and
+	// the namespace must be configured as strong-consistency.
+	status = run_commands(&as, &txn);
+
+	if (status == AEROSPIKE_OK) {
+		printf("Commit transaction: %" PRIu64 "\n", txn.id);
+		as_commit_status commit_status;
+		status = aerospike_commit(&as, &err, &txn, &commit_status);
+
+		if (status != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
+			printf("aerospike_commit() returned %d - %s\n", err.code, err.message);
+			// Do not call aerospike_abort() if the commit fails.
+			if (commit_status == AS_COMMIT_MARK_ROLL_FORWARD_ABANDONED) {
+				// The commit read-verify step succeeded, but the transaction monitor
+				// could not be marked for roll-forward. In this case, the transaction
+				// could be re-committed.
+				printf("Transaction can be re-committed\n");
+			}
+			else {
+				// The commit read-verify step failed. The transaction has been
+				// permanently aborted.
+				printf("Transaction aborted\n");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		printf("Abort transaction: %" PRIu64 "\n", txn.id);
+		as_status s = aerospike_abort(&as, &err, &txn, NULL);
 
-	// Perform commands in a transaction.
-	as_policy_write pw;
-	as_policy_write_copy(&as.config.policies.write, &pw);
-	pw.base.txn = &txn;
+		if (s != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
+			printf("aerospike_abort() returned %d - %s\n", err.code, err.message);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Cleanup.
+	as_txn_destroy(&txn);
+	aerospike_close(&as, &err);
+	aerospike_destroy(&as);
+	return status == AEROSPIKE_OK? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+static bool batch_write_cb(const as_batch_result* results, uint32_t n_keys, void* udata);
+
+static as_status
+run_commands(aerospike* as, as_txn* txn)
+{
+	as_error err;
+	as_status status;
 
-	LOG("aerospike_key_put()");
+	printf("Write record\n");
+
+	as_policy_write pw;
+	as_policy_write_copy(&as->config.policies.write, &pw);
+	pw.base.txn = txn;
 
 	as_key key;
-	as_key_init_int64(&key, "test", "demoset", 1);
+	as_key_init_int64(&key, g_namespace, g_set, 1);
 
 	as_record rec;
 	as_record_inita(&rec, 1);
 	as_record_set_int64(&rec, "a", 1234);
 
-	as_error err;
+	status = aerospike_key_put(as, &err, &pw, &key, &rec);
 
-	if (aerospike_key_put(&as, &err, &pw, &key, &rec) != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
-		LOG("aerospike_key_put() returned %d - %s", err.code, err.message);
-		abort_txn(&as, &txn);
-		exit(-1);
+	if (status != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
+		printf("aerospike_key_put() 1 returned %d - %s\n", err.code, err.message);
+		return status;
 	}
+	as_record_destroy(&rec);
 
-	LOG("aerospike_key_put()");
+	printf("Write more records in a batch\n");
 
-	as_key_init_int64(&key, "test", "demoset", 2);
-	as_record_set_int64(&rec, "b", 5678);
+	as_policy_batch pb;
+	as_policy_batch_copy(&as->config.policies.batch_parent_write, &pb);
+	pb.base.txn = txn;
 
-	if (aerospike_key_put(&as, &err, &pw, &key, &rec) != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
-		LOG("aerospike_key_put() returned %d - %s", err.code, err.message);
-		abort_txn(&as, &txn);
-		exit(-1);
+	as_operations ops;
+	as_operations_inita(&ops, 1);
+	as_operations_add_write_int64(&ops, "c", 9999);
+
+	as_batch batch;
+	as_batch_inita(&batch, 2);
+
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+		as_key_init_int64(as_batch_keyat(&batch, i), g_namespace, g_set, i);
 	}
-	as_record_destroy(&rec);
 
-	LOG("aerospike_key_get()");
+	status = aerospike_batch_operate(as, &err, &pb, NULL, &batch, &ops, batch_write_cb, NULL);
+	as_operations_destroy(&ops);
+
+	if (status != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
+		printf("aerospike_batch_operate() returned %d - %s\n", err.code, err.message);
+		return status;
+	}
+ 	as_batch_destroy(&batch);
+
+	printf("Read record\n");
 
 	as_policy_read pr;
-	as_policy_read_copy(&as.config.policies.read, &pr);
-	pr.base.txn = &txn;
+	as_policy_read_copy(&as->config.policies.read, &pr);
+	pr.base.txn = txn;
 
-	as_key_init_int64(&key, "test", "demoset", 3);
+	as_key_init_int64(&key, g_namespace, g_set, 3);
 
 	as_record* recp = NULL;
-	as_status status = aerospike_key_get(&as, &err, &pr, &key, &recp);
+	status = aerospike_key_get(as, &err, &pr, &key, &recp);
 
 	if (status != AEROSPIKE_OK && status != AEROSPIKE_ERR_RECORD_NOT_FOUND) {
-		LOG("aerospike_key_get() returned %d - %s", err.code, err.message);
-		abort_txn(&as, &txn);
-		exit(-1);
+		printf("aerospike_key_get() returned %d - %s\n", err.code, err.message);
+		return status;
 	}
 	as_record_destroy(recp);
 
-	LOG("aerospike_key_remove()");
+	printf("Delete record\n");
 
 	as_policy_remove prem;
-	as_policy_remove_copy(&as.config.policies.remove, &prem);
-	prem.base.txn = &txn;
-	prem.durable_delete = true;
+	as_policy_remove_copy(&as->config.policies.remove, &prem);
+	prem.base.txn = txn;
+	prem.durable_delete = true; // Required when deleting records in a transaction.
 
-	status = aerospike_key_remove(&as, &err, &prem, &key);
+	status = aerospike_key_remove(as, &err, &prem, &key);
 
 	if (status != AEROSPIKE_OK && status != AEROSPIKE_ERR_RECORD_NOT_FOUND) {
-		LOG("aerospike_key_remove() returned %d - %s", err.code, err.message);
-		abort_txn(&as, &txn);
-		exit(-1);
+		printf("aerospike_key_remove() returned %d - %s\n", err.code, err.message);
+		return status;
 	}
 
-	LOG("Commit transaction: %" PRId64, (int64_t)txn.id);
+	return AEROSPIKE_OK;
+}
+
+static bool
+batch_write_cb(const as_batch_result* results, uint32_t n_keys, void* udata)
+{
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < n_keys; i++) {
+		const as_batch_result* r = &results[i];
 
-	if (aerospike_commit(&as, &err, &txn, NULL) != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
-		LOG("aerospike_commit() returned %d - %s", err.code, err.message);
-		// Do not call aerospike_abort() when commit fails.
-		// aerospike_commit() will attempt an abort on failure.
-		example_cleanup(&as);
-		exit(-1);
+		if (r->result != AEROSPIKE_OK) {
+			printf("batch row[%u] returned %d\n", i, r->result);
+		}
 	}
-
-	// Cleanup transaction.
-	as_txn_destroy(&txn);
-	example_cleanup(&as);
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
diff --git a/examples/project/Makefile b/examples/project/Makefile
index ee0666a5a..afa067d02 100644
--- a/examples/project/Makefile
+++ b/examples/project/Makefile
@@ -106,13 +106,6 @@ endif
 
 LD_FLAGS += -lssl -lcrypto -lpthread -lm -lz $(LINK_SUFFIX)
 
-ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
-  LD_FLAGS += -lrt -ldl
-else ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
-  LD_FLAGS += -lrt
-endif
-
-LD_FLAGS += -lm -lz
 CC = cc
 
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