abort
cause abnormal program termination
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NAME
<span class="Nm" id="abort">abort</span>
INTERFACE
#include <stdlib.h> void abort ( void )
DESCRIPTION
The abort function causes abnormal program termination to occur, unless the signal <span class="Dv">SIGABRT</span> is being caught and the signal handler does not return. \n \n Any open streams are flushed and closed.
IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
The abort function is thread-safe. It is unknown if it is async-cancel-safe.
RETURN VALUES
The abort function never returns.
SEE ALSO
reference:sigaction (2) , exit (3)
STANDARDS
The abort function conforms to The abort function also conforms to with the implementation specific details as noted above.