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NAME

       abort — generate an abnormal process abort

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdlib.h>

       void abort(void);

DESCRIPTION

       The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any
       conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is  unintentional.
       This volume of POSIX.1‐2008 defers to the ISO C standard.

       The  abort() function shall cause abnormal process termination to occur, unless the signal
       SIGABRT is being caught and the signal handler does not return.

       The abnormal termination processing shall include the default actions defined for  SIGABRT
       and may include an attempt to effect fclose() on all open streams.

       The SIGABRT signal shall be sent to the calling process as if by means of raise() with the
       argument SIGABRT.

       The status made available to wait(), waitid(), or waitpid() by abort() shall be that of  a
       process terminated by the SIGABRT signal.  The abort() function shall override blocking or
       ignoring the SIGABRT signal.

RETURN VALUE

       The abort() function shall not return.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       Catching the signal is intended to provide the application developer with a portable means
       to  abort  processing,  free  from  possible interference from any implementation-supplied
       functions.

RATIONALE

       The ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard requires the  abort()  function  to  be  async-signal-safe.
       Since POSIX.1‐2008 defers to the ISO C standard, this required a change to the DESCRIPTION
       from ``shall include the effect of fclose()''  to  ``may  include  an  attempt  to  effect
       fclose().''

       The  revised  wording permits some backwards-compatibility and avoids a potential deadlock
       situation.

       The Open Group Base Resolution bwg2002‐003 is applied, removing the following  XSI  shaded
       paragraph from the DESCRIPTION:

       ``On XSI-conformant systems, in addition the abnormal termination processing shall include
       the effect of fclose() on message catalog descriptors.''

       There were several reasons to remove this paragraph:

        *  No special processing of open message catalogs needs to be performed prior to abnormal
           process termination.

        *  The  main  reason to specifically mention that abort() includes the effect of fclose()
           on open streams is to flush output queued on the  stream.  Message  catalogs  in  this
           context are read-only and, therefore, do not need to be flushed.

        *  The effect of fclose() on a message catalog descriptor is unspecified. Message catalog
           descriptors are allowed, but not required to be implemented using a  file  descriptor,
           but  there  is  no  mention  in  POSIX.1‐2008  of a message catalog descriptor using a
           standard I/O stream FILE object as would be expected by fclose().

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       exit(), kill(), raise(), signal(), wait(), waitid()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <stdlib.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and  reproduced  in  electronic  form  from  IEEE  Std
       1003.1,  2013  Edition,  Standard  for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
       Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013  by  the
       Institute  of  Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers,  Inc and The Open Group.  (This is
       POSIX.1-2008 with the  2013  Technical  Corrigendum  1  applied.)  In  the  event  of  any
       discrepancy  between  this  version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the
       original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The  original  Standard
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