ASSERT(3) BSD Library Functions Manual ASSERT(3)NAMEassert — expression verification macro
SYNOPSIS
#include <assert.h>
assert(expression);
DESCRIPTION
The assert() macro tests the given expression and if it is false, the
calling process is terminated. A diagnostic message is written to the
stderr and the function _exit(2) is called effectively terminating the
program.
If expression is true, the assert() macro does nothing.
The assert() macro may be removed at compile time with the -NDEBUG
option, see cc(1).
DIAGNOSTICS
The following diagnostic message is written to stderr if expression is
false:
"assertion \"%s\" failed: file \"%s\", line %d0, \
"expression", __FILE__, __LINE__);
HISTORY
A assert macro appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
BSD June 9, 1993 BSD