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28 lines
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Groff
.\" @(#)abort.3 6.3 (Berkeley) 5/27/86
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.\"
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.TH ABORT 3 "May 27, 1986"
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.AT 3
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.SH NAME
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abort \- generate a fault
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <stdlib.h>
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void abort(void)
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.ft R
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Abort
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executes an instruction which is illegal in user mode.
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This causes a signal that normally terminates
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the process with a core dump, which may be used for debugging.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR sigaction (2),
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.BR exit (2).
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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Usually ``abort \- core dumped'' from the shell.
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.SH BUGS
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The abort() function does not flush standard I/O buffers. Use
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.BR fflush (3).
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