.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
.\" @(#)abort.3 6.5 (Berkeley) %G%
abort \- cause abnormal program termination
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.
conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').