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.TH ABORT 3F ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
abort \- terminate abruptly with memory image
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B subroutine abort (string)
.br
.B character*(*) string
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Abort
cleans up the I/O buffers and then aborts producing a
.I core
file in the current directory.
If
.I string
is given, it is written to logical unit 0 preceeded by ``abort:''.
.SH FILES
.ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libF77.a
.el /usr/lib/libF77.a
.SH "SEE ALSO"
abort(3)
.SH BUGS
.I String
is ignored on the PDP11.