    ABORT(III)                   4/10/75                   ABORT(III)

    NAME
         abort  -  generate an IOT fault

    SYNOPSIS
         abort()

    DESCRIPTION
         Abort executes the IOT instruction.  This is usually consid-
         ered a program fault by the system and results  in  termina-
         tion  with a core dump.  It is used to generate a core image
         for debugging.

    SEE ALSO
         db(I), cdb(I), signal(II)

    DIAGNOSTICS
         usually ``IOT trap -- core dumped'' from the Shell.

    BUGS

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