NAME

abs, labs − return integer absolute value

SYNOPSIS

int abs (i)
int i;

long abs (j)
long j;

DESCRIPTION

abs returns the absolute value of its int operand. 

Labs returns the absolute value of its long int operand. 

BUGS

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. 

SEE ALSO

floor(3M). 

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