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LABS(3) DragonFly 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
labs(long 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)
STANDARDS
The labs() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 ("ISO C90").
BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
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