abs(3)                              CLIX                              abs(3)



  NAME

    abs, labs - Returns an integer absolute value

  LIBRARY

    Standard C Library (libc.a)

  SYNOPSIS

    #include <stdlib.h>

    int abs(
      int i );

    int labs(
      long lval );

  PARAMETERS

    i      Specifies an integer operand.

    lval   Specifies a long operand.

  DESCRIPTION

    The abs() function returns the absolute value of its integer operand.  The
    labs() function returns the absolute value of its long operand.

    In two's complement representation, the absolute value of the negative
    integer with largest magnitude is undefined.  Some implementations trap
    this error and others ignore it.

  EXAMPLES

    This example gets the absolute value of a command line argument by
    compiling the following program using this command:

    cc -o abs absexamp.c -lm


    main(argc,argv)
    int     argc
    char  **argv;
    {
         char c;
         int number;
         int answer;
         number = atoj(argv[1]);
         answer = abs(number);
         printf("The answer is %d.O\n",answer);



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  abs(3)                              CLIX                              abs(3)



    }

    This program is run by giving the abs command a positive or negative
    integer as its argument at the command line.

  RETURN VALUES

    Both the abs() and labs() functions return the absolute value of their
    arguments.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Functions: floor(3)









































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