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ABORT(3)						     Library Functions Manual							  ABORT(3)

NAME
       abort - generate a fault

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdlib.h>

       void abort(void)

DESCRIPTION
       Abort  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.

SEE ALSO
       sigaction(2), exit(2).

DIAGNOSTICS
       Usually ``abort - core dumped'' from the shell.

BUGS
       The abort() function does not flush standard I/O buffers.  Use fflush(3).

7th Edition							   May 27, 1986 							  ABORT(3)