abort

Cause abnormal program termination

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Interface
Description
Implementation Notes
Return Values
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Interface

#include <stdlib.h>
void  abort (void)

Description

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.

Example:

Example - Cause abnormal program termination

Workings

#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
  int a = 2;
  abort();
 
  // this will never execute
  a = 3;
 
  return 0;
}

Implementation Notes

The abort function is thread-safe. It is unknown if it is async-cancel-safe.

Return Values

The abort function never returns.