NAME abort - generate an IOT fault SYNOPSIS abort() DESCRIPTION Abort executes the IOT instruction. This is usually consid- ered a program fault by the system and results in termina- tion with a core dump. It is used to generate a core image for debugging. SEE ALSO db (I), cdb (I), signal (II) DIAGNOSTICS usually ``IOT trap -- core dumped'' from the Shell. BUGS 1