abs(3C)                                                             abs(3C)

NAME
     abs, labs - return integer absolute value

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdlib.h>

     int abs(int val);

     long int labs(long int lval);

DESCRIPTION
     abs() returns the absolute value of its int operand. labs() returns
     the absolute value of its long operand.

NOTES
     In two's-complement representation, the absolute value of the negative
     integer with largest magnitude INTMIN might not be representable.

SEE ALSO
     fabs(3M), floor(3M).



































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