ABORT(3) 1990 ABORT(3) NNAAMMEE abort - cause abnormal program termination SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ##iinncclluuddee <<ssttddlliibb..hh>> vvooiidd aabboorrtt((vvooiidd));; DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The _a_b_o_r_t function causes abnormal program termination to occur, unless the signal SIGABRT is being caught and the signal handler does not return. No open streams are closed or flushed. SSEEEE AALLSSOO sigvec(2), exit(2) SSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS AAbboorrtt conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C''). Printed 7/27/90 May 1