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   single: panic (command)

panic command
=============

Synopsis
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::

    panic [message]

Description
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Display a message and reset the board.

message
    text to be displayed

Examples
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::

    => panic 'Unrecoverable error'
    Unrecoverable error
    resetting ...

Configuration
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If CONFIG_PANIC_HANG=y, the user has to reset the board manually.