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<H1>abort(3)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
abort - generate a fault
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;stdlib.h&gt;</STRONG>
<STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>abort(void)</STRONG>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>Abort</STRONG> executes an instruction which is illegal in user mode. This causes
a signal that normally terminates the process with a core dump, which may
be used for debugging.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="../man2/sigaction.2.html">sigaction(2)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/exit.2.html">exit(2)</A></STRONG>.
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<H2>DIAGNOSTICS</H2><PRE>
Usually ``abort - core dumped'' from the shell.
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<H2>BUGS</H2><PRE>
The abort() function does not flush standard I/O buffers. Use <STRONG><A HREF="../man3/fflush.3.html">fflush(3)</A></STRONG>.
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