NAME
abort —
cause abnormal program
termination
LIBRARY
library “libc”
SYNOPSIS
#include
<stdlib.h>
void
abort(void);
DESCRIPTION
Theabort()
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
STANDARDS
The abort() function conforms to
ANSI X3.159-1989
(“ANSI C89”).