panic(9r) panic(9r)
NAME
panic - General: Causes a system crash
SYNOPSIS
void panic(
char *message );
ARGUMENTS
Specifies the message you want the panic routine to display on the console terminal.
DESCRIPTION
The panic routine causes a system crash, usually because of fatal errors. It sends to the console terminal and error logger the specified
message and, possibly, other system-dependent information (for example, register dumps). It also causes a crash dump to be generated. After
displaying the message, panic reboots the system if the console environment variables are set appropriately.
RETURN VALUES
None
SEE ALSO
Routines: printf(9r)
panic(9r)
