NAME
abort —
cause abnormal program
termination
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
void
abort(
void);
DESCRIPTION
The
abort() function causes abnormal program termination to
occur, unless the signal
SIGABRT
is being caught and
the signal handler does not return.
Calling the
abort() function results in temporary files being
removed. Any open streams are flushed and closed.
RETURN VALUES
The
abort() function never returns.
SEE ALSO
sigaction(2),
exit(3)
STANDARDS
The
abort() function conforms to
ANSI
X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).