ABORT(3C)            INTERACTIVE UNIX System            ABORT(3C)



          NAME
               abort - generate an abort fault

          SYNOPSIS
               int abort ( )

          DESCRIPTION
               The abort function 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.

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
































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