.th ABORT III 5/31/77 .sh NAME abort \*- generate an IOT fault .sh SYNOPSIS .bd abort() .sh DESCRIPTION .it Abort executes the IOT instruction. This is usually considered a program fault by the system and results in termination with a core dump. It is used to generate a core image for debugging. .sh "SEE ALSO" db(I), cdb(I), signal(II) .sh DIAGNOSTICS usually ``IOT trap \-\- core dumped'' from the Shell.