LABS(3) BSD Programmer's Manual LABS(3)NAME
labs - return the absolute value of a long integer
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
long
labs(long j);
DESCRIPTION
The labs() function returns the absolute value of the long integer j.
SEE ALSOabs(3), floor(3), cabs(3), math(3)STANDARDS
The labs() function conforms to ANSI C X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C '').
BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
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