---
title: ABORT
---

Aborts the current transaction.

## Synopsis

``` pre
ABORT [WORK | TRANSACTION]
```

## Description<a id="abort__section3"></a>

`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 standard SQL command `ROLLBACK`, and is present only for historical reasons.

## Parameters<a id="abort__section4"></a>

WORK
TRANSACTION  
Optional key words. They have no effect.

## Notes<a id="abort__section5"></a>

Use `COMMIT` to successfully terminate a transaction.

Issuing `ABORT` when not inside a transaction does no harm, but it will provoke a warning message.

## Compatibility

This command is a HAWQ extension present for historical reasons. ROLLBACK is the equivalent standard SQL command.

## See Also

/3/4, /3/4, /3/4