abs(3c)                    DG/UX 4.30                     abs(3c)



     NAME
          abs, labs - return integer absolute value

     SYNOPSIS
          int abs (i)
          int i;

          long int labs (i)
          long int i;

     DESCRIPTION
          abs returns the absolute value of its integer operand.  labs
          is similar, but its argument and its returned value are long
          integers.

     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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