.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