.\" @(#)abort.3f 1.3 86/01/02 SMI; from UCB 4.2
.TH ABORT 3F "99/09/21"
.SH NAME
abort \- terminate abruptly; write memory image to core file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B subroutine abort
.SH USAGE
.B call abort
.\"
.IX abort "" \fLabort\fP
.IX terminate
.IX "core file"
.\"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B abort
flushes the I/O buffers and then aborts the process, producing a
.B core
file memory dump in the current directory.
.sp
Use 
.BR limit (1)
or
.BR ulimit (1)
to limit or supress core dumps.
.SH FILES
.B libF77.a
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR abort (3C)