ABEND (CMS and z/OS®)

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Performs the usual IDF cleanup, then issues an OS ABEND. Use this command only for the intentional triggering of a working ABEND intercept routine.

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abend-code
A valid IDF expression denoting the ABEND code.

If no argument is supplied, the command line is checked for an expression and if a valid expression is found its value is used as the ABEND code. If no argument is provided and the command line is empty, the current contents of the target program's R15 are used as the ABEND code.