abort(3)                                                       abort(3)

  abort()

  NAME

    abort() - cause abnormal program termination

  SYNOPSIS

    #include 

    void abort (void)

  DESCRIPTION

    The abort(3) function terminates the program abnormally. If the SIGABRT
    signal handler is set to SIG_DFL or SIG_IGN, or if the handler returns,
    abort(3) has the effect of fclose(3) on every open stream before the
    program terminates. Otherwise, abort(3) has no effect on streams.

  RETURN VALUES

    The abort(3) function never returns.

  SEE ALSO

    sigaction(2)

    exit(3)

  USAGE NOTES

    The abort function is thread safe.

    The abort function is not async-signal safe.