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.TH ABORT 3 ""
.AT 3
.SH NAME
abort \- cause abnormal program termination
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I abort
function causes abnormal program termination to occur, unless the
signal SIGABRT is being caught and the signal handler does not return.
.PP
No open streams are closed or flushed.
.SH SEE ALSO
sigvec(2), exit(2)
.SH STANDARDS
.B Abort
conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').