ABORT SQL - Language Statements ABORT Aborts the current transaction 1998-09-27 ABORT 1998-09-27 Inputs None. 1998-09-27 Outputs ABORT Message returned if successful. NOTICE: UserAbortTransactionBlock and not in in-progress state ABORT If there is not any transaction currently in progress. 1998-09-27 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. 1998-09-27 Notes Use the COMMIT statement to successfully terminate a transaction. Usage --To abort all changes -- ABORT WORK; Compatibility 1998-09-27 SQL92 This command is a Postgres extension present for historical reasons. ROLLBACK is the SQL92 equivalent command.