abort - generate an abnormal process abort
#include "zkStdlib.h"
void abort(void);
The abort() function causes abnormal process termination to occur, unless the signal SIGABRT is being caught and the signal handler does not return. Any abnormal termination processing, such as flushing output streams, closing open files, and removing temporary files, implementation-defined. The default actions defined for SIGABRT, are implementation-defined as well. The SIGABRT signal is sent to the calling process as if by means of raise() with the argument SIGABRT.
The abort() function will override blocking or ignoring the SIGABRT signal.
Whether or not the target environment flushes output streams, closes open files, or removes temporary files on abnormal termination is implementation defined
The abort() function does not return.
No errors are defined.
Catching the signal is intended to provide the application writer with a portable means to abort processing, free from possible interference from any implementation-provided library functions. If SIGABRT is neither caught nor ignored, and the current directory is writable, a core dump may be produced.