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ABORT(3)                   Library Functions Manual                   ABORT(3)



NAME
       abort - generate a fault

DESCRIPTION
       Abort  executes  an  instruction  which  is illegal in user mode.  This
       causes a signal that normally terminates the process with a core  dump,
       which may be used for debugging.

SEE ALSO
       adb(1), signal(2), exit(2)

DIAGNOSTICS
       Usually `abort - core dumped' from the shell.



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