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instance method
Kernel#abort
abort
Process.abort(msg = nil)
process.c
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static VALUE
f_abort(int c, const VALUE *a, VALUE _)
{
rb_f_abort(c, a);
UNREACHABLE_RETURN(Qnil);
}
Terminates execution immediately, effectively by calling Kernel.exit(false).
If string argument msg is given, it is written to STDERR prior to termination; otherwise, if an exception was raised, prints its message and backtrace.