NAME

abort − generate an IOT fault

SYNOPSIS

int abort ( )

DESCRIPTION

abort first closes all open files if possible, then causes a SIGABRT signal to be sent to the process.  This usually results in termination with a core dump. 

It is possible for abort to return control if SIGABRT is caught or ignored, in which case the value returned is that of the kill(2) system call. 

SEE ALSO

exit(2), kill(2), signal(2). 
adb(1), sdb(1) in the CX/UX 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 message abort − core dumped is written by the shell. 

CX/UX Programmer’s Reference Manual