ABORT(3)		   Linux Programmer's Manual		      ABORT(3)



NAME
       abort - cause abnormal process termination

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdlib.h>

       void abort(void);

DESCRIPTION
       The  abort()  first  unblocks  the SIGABRT signal, and then raises that
       signal for the calling process (as though raise(3) was  called).	  This
       results	in  the abnormal termination of the process unless the SIGABRT
       signal  is  caught  and	the  signal  handler  does  not	 return	  (see
       longjmp(3)).

       If  the	abort()	 function causes process termination, all open streams
       are closed and flushed.

       If the SIGABRT signal is ignored, or caught by a handler that  returns,
       the abort() function will still terminate the process.  It does this by
       restoring the default disposition for SIGABRT and then raising the sig-
       nal for a second time.

RETURN VALUE
       The abort() function never returns.

ATTRIBUTES
       For   an	  explanation	of   the  terms	 used  in  this	 section,  see
       attributes(7).

       +----------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface | Attribute	  | Value   |
       +----------+---------------+---------+
       |abort()	  | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       +----------+---------------+---------+
CONFORMING TO
       SVr4, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, 4.3BSD, C89, C99.

SEE ALSO
       gdb(1), sigaction(2), exit(3), longjmp(3), raise(3)

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