LABS(3) MachTen 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 ALSO
abs(3), floor(3), cabs(3), math(3)

STANDARDS
The labs() function conforms to ANSI C3.159-1989 (‘‘ANSI C’’).

BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.

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