abort(3C)            COMPATIBILITY FUNCTIONS            abort(3C)



NAME
     abort - generate an abnormal termination signal

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdlib.h>

     void abort (void);

DESCRIPTION
     abort first closes all open files, stdio(3S) streams, direc-
     tory streams and message catalogue descriptors, if possible,
     then causes the signal SIGABRT to be  sent  to  the  calling
     process.

SEE ALSO
     sdb(1), exit(2), kill(2), signal(2), catopen(3C), stdio(3S).
     sh(1) in the User's Reference Manual.

DIAGNOSTICS
     If SIGABRT is neither caught nor ignored,  and  the  current
     directory  is writable, a core dump is produced and the mes-
     sage abort - core  dumped  is  written  by  the  shell  [see
     sh(1)].
































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