stdlib/FreeBSD/abort.3

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  35 .Dd June 4, 1993
  36 .Dt ABORT 3
  37 .Os
  38 .Sh NAME
  39 .Nm abort
  40 .Nd cause abnormal program termination
  41 .Sh LIBRARY
  42 .Lb libc
  43 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  44 .In stdlib.h
  45 .Ft void
  46 .Fn abort void
  47 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  48 The
  49 .Fn abort
  50 function causes abnormal program termination to occur, unless the
  51 signal
  52 .Dv SIGABRT
  53 is being caught and the signal handler does not return.
  54 .Pp
  55 Any open streams are flushed and closed.
  56 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
  57 The
  58 .Fn abort
  59 function is thread-safe.
  60 It is unknown if it is async-cancel-safe.
  61 .Sh RETURN VALUES
  62 The
  63 .Fn abort
  64 function
  65 never returns.
  66 .Sh SEE ALSO
  67 .Xr sigaction 2 ,
  68 .Xr exit 3
  69 .Sh STANDARDS
  70 The
  71 .Fn abort
  72 function
  73 conforms to
  74 .St -p1003.1-90 .
  75 The
  76 .Fn abort
  77 function also conforms to
  78 .St -isoC-99
  79 with the implementation specific details as noted above.