ABORT(3C)                            SysV                            ABORT(3C)



NAME
     abort - generate an IOT fault

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdlib.h>
     void abort(void)

DESCRIPTION
     abort does the work of exit(2) but, instead of just exiting, abort causes
     SIGABRT to be sent to the calling process.  If SIGABRT is neither caught
     nor ignored, all stdio(3S) streams are flushed prior to the signal being
     sent, resulting in a process dump to the file
     `node_data/system_logs/proc_dump.  Use tb(1) to examine the process dump.

SEE ALSO
     cc(1), tb(1), exit(2), kill(2), signal(2), raise(3C).

DIAGNOSTICS
     abort does not return.  Use raise(SIGABRT) to signal unsuccessful
     termination to the calling program.

NOTES
     To be compatible with common C usage, make abort return an int by
     compiling your program with the

          -A nansi

     option (see cc(1)) and inserting the directive

          #define _CLASSIC_TYPES

     before any #include directives in your program.  In this case, abort
     returns the value of the kill(2) system call.