abort3
Cause abnormal program termination
Usage
#include <stdlib.h>
void
abort(void);
Library
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
Overview
The abort() function causes abnormal program termination to occur, unless the signal SIGABRT is being caught and the signal handler does not return.
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.
Releases
87 releases since FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE; the text changed 40 times.