ABORT(3C)                                               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.

     ORIGIN
          AT&T V.3






























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