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.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