NAME

abort − generate an IOT fault

SYNOPSIS

int abort ( )

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/RUN ONLY

Origin: System V

DESCRIPTION

Abort first closes all open files if possible, then causes the SIGIOT signal to be sent to the process.  This usually results in termination with a core dump. 

It is possible for abort to return control if SIGIOT is caught or ignored, in which case the value returned is that of the kill(2) system call.

SEE ALSO

adb(1), exit(2), kill(2), signal(2). 

DIAGNOSTICS

If SIGIOT 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. 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021