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  ABORT(3C)       (C Programming Language Utilities)      ABORT(3C)



  NAME
       abort - generate an IOT fault

  SYNOPSIS
       int abort ( )

  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, and a core dump
       results.

       abort returns the value of the kill(2) system call.

  SEE ALSO
       sdb(1), exit(2), kill(2), signal(2).

  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.




















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