NAME

abort — cause abnormal program termination

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>

void
abort(void);

DESCRIPTION

The abort() function causes abnormal program termination to occur, unless the signal SIGABRT is being caught and the signal handler does not return.

Calling the abort() function results in temporary files being removed. Any open streams are flushed and closed.

RETURN VALUES

The abort function never returns.

SEE ALSO

sigaction(2), exit(3)

STANDARDS

The abort() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).