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1.\" @(#)abort.3 6.3 (Berkeley) 5/27/86
2.\"
3.TH ABORT 3 "May 27, 1986"
4.AT 3
5.SH NAME
6abort \- generate a fault
7.SH SYNOPSIS
8.nf
9.ft B
10#include <stdlib.h>
11
12void abort(void)
13.ft R
14.fi
15.SH DESCRIPTION
16.B Abort
17executes an instruction which is illegal in user mode.
18This causes a signal that normally terminates
19the process with a core dump, which may be used for debugging.
20.SH SEE ALSO
21.BR sigaction (2),
22.BR exit (2).
23.SH DIAGNOSTICS
24Usually ``abort \- core dumped'' from the shell.
25.SH BUGS
26The abort() function does not flush standard I/O buffers. Use
27.BR fflush (3).
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