ABORT(3C)               COMMAND REFERENCE               ABORT(3C)



NAME
     abort - generate a fault

DESCRIPTION
     Abort executes an instruction which is illegal in user mode.
     This causes a signal that normally terminates the process
     with a core dump, which may be used for debugging.

DIAGNOSTICS
     IOT trap - core dumped
                       This response usually comes from the
                       shell.

CAVEATS
     The abort() function does not flush standard I/O buffers.
     Use flush(3f).

SEE ALSO
     adb(1), sigvec(2), and exit(2).




































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