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     ABORT(3)                                                 ABORT(3)

     NAME
          abort - generate a fault

     SYNOPSIS
          int abort()

     DESCRIPTION
          Abort sends the current process a `SIGIOT' signal, which
          normally terminates the process with a core dump.

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

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