1*48349Scael.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. 242103Sbostic.\" All rights reserved. 320280Smckusick.\" 442103Sbostic.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 542103Sbostic.\" 6*48349Scael.\" @(#)abort.3 6.6 (Berkeley) 04/19/91 742103Sbostic.\" 8*48349Scael.Dd 9*48349Scael.Dt ABORT 3 10*48349Scael.Os 11*48349Scael.Sh NAME 12*48349Scael.Nm abort 13*48349Scael.Nd cause abnormal program termination 14*48349Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 15*48349Scael.Fd #include <stdlib.h> 16*48349Scael.Ft void 17*48349Scael.Fn abort void 18*48349Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1942103SbosticThe 20*48349Scael.Fn abort 2142103Sbosticfunction causes abnormal program termination to occur, unless the 22*48349Scaelsignal 23*48349Scael.Dv SIGABRT 24*48349Scaelis being caught and the signal handler does not return. 25*48349Scael.Pp 2642103SbosticNo open streams are closed or flushed. 27*48349Scael.Sh RETURN VALUES 28*48349ScaelThe 29*48349Scael.Nm abort 30*48349Scaelfunction 31*48349Scaelnever returns. 32*48349Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 33*48349Scael.Xr sigaction 2 , 34*48349Scael.Xr exit 2 35*48349Scael.Sh STANDARDS 36*48349ScaelThe 37*48349Scael.Fn abort 38*48349Scaelfunction 39*48349Scaelconforms to 40*48349Scael.St -ansiC . 41