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ABS(3)                  NetBSD Library Functions Manual                 ABS(3)


NAME

     abs, labs, llabs, imaxabs -- functions for integer absolute value


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <stdlib.h>

     int
     abs(int x);

     long int
     labs(long int x);

     long long int
     llabs(long long int x);

     #include <inttypes.h>

     intmax_t
     imaxabs(intmax_t x);


DESCRIPTION

     These functions return the absolute value of the integer x.  The listed
     functions differ only with respect to the type of the return value and x.


SEE ALSO

     cabs(3), fabs(3), floor(3), math(3)


STANDARDS

     The described functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (``ISO C99'').


BUGS

     The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.

NetBSD 6.1.3                    April 13, 2011                    NetBSD 6.1.3