Compaq Fortran for Tru64 UNIX Alpha Systems V5.4
abort (3f)
Syntax
external abort
call abort ( )
Description
The abort subroutine terminates the program that calls it by executing an
instruction that is illegal in user mode; it does not flush any standard
I/O buffers. This function usually produces a core dump.
Diagnostics
When invoked, abort prints the following message to stderr:
FORTRAN abort routine called
If a core dump results, the shell prints the following message:
illegal instruction - core dumped - Bourne shell
illegal instruction (core dumped) - C shell
See Also
sh(1), abort(3)