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. 

September 02, 1992