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LABS(3)                 NetBSD Library Functions Manual                LABS(3)


NAME

     labs -- return the absolute value of a long integer


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <stdlib.h>

     long int
     labs(long int j);


DESCRIPTION

     The labs() function returns the absolute value of the long integer j.


SEE ALSO

     abs(3), cabs(3), floor(3), imaxabs(3), llabs(3), math(3)


STANDARDS

     The labs() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C89'').


BUGS

     The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.

NetBSD 5.2                       June 4, 1993                       NetBSD 5.2