---
name: "abort"
section: "7l"
platform: "linux"
package: "postgresql-client"
version: "7.2.1-2woody8"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/abort/7l"
---

# abort(7l)

abort the current transaction

## NAME

ABORT - abort the current transaction

## SYNOPSIS

```
ABORT [ WORK | TRANSACTION ]

```

### INPUTS

None.

### OUTPUTS

- **ROLLBACK**

  Message returned if successful.

- **NOTICE: ROLLBACK: no transaction in progress**

  If there is not any transaction currently in progress.

## DESCRIPTION

**ABORT** rolls back the current transaction and causes all the updates made by the transaction to be discarded.  This command is identical in behavior to the SQL92 command **ROLLBACK**, and is present only for historical reasons.

### NOTES

Use **COMMIT** to successfully terminate a transaction.

## USAGE

To abort all changes:

```
ABORT WORK;

```

## COMPATIBILITY

### SQL92

This command is a PostgreSQL extension present for historical reasons. **ROLLBACK** is the SQL92 equivalent command.