1ABORT(3)                   Library Functions Manual                   ABORT(3)
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NAME

6       abort - generate a fault
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DESCRIPTION

9       Abort  executes  an  instruction  which  is illegal in user mode.  This
10       causes a signal that normally terminates the process with a core  dump,
11       which may be used for debugging.
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SEE ALSO

14       adb(1), sigvec(2), exit(2)
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DIAGNOSTICS

17       Usually ``Illegal instruction - core dumped'' from the shell.
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BUGS

20       The  abort()  function  does  not  flush  standard  I/O  buffers.   Use
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257th Edition                      May 27, 1986                         ABORT(3)