abort

Syntax

#include <stdlib.h>

void abort(void);

Description

When you call abort, the message "Abort!" is printed on stdout and the program exits with an exit code of one.

Return Value

This function does not return.

Portability

ANSI, POSIX

Example

if ((q = malloc(100)) == NULL)
  abort();

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