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- .th ABORT III 4/10/75
- .sh NAME
- abort \*- generate an IOT fault
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd abort()
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it Abort
- executes the IOT instruction.
- This is usually considered a program
- fault by the system and results in
- termination with a core dump.
- It is used to generate a core image
- for debugging.
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- db (I), cdb (I),
- signal (II)
- .sh DIAGNOSTICS
- usually ``IOT trap -- core dumped'' from the Shell.
- .sh BUGS
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