ABORT(3C-SVR3)      RISC/os Reference Manual       ABORT(3C-SVR3)



NAME
     abort - generate an IOT fault

SYNOPSIS
     #include <bsd/sys/types.h>

     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
     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 mes-
     sage ``abort - core dumped'' is written by the shell.































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