ABS(3C)              INTERACTIVE UNIX System              ABS(3C)



          NAME
               abs - return integer absolute value

          SYNOPSIS
               int abs (i)
               int i;

          DESCRIPTION
               The abs function returns the absolute value of its integer
               operand.

          SEE ALSO
               floor(3M).

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




































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