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.TH ABS 3C "Jul 24, 2002"
.SH NAME
abs, labs, llabs \- return absolute value of integer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <stdlib.h>

\fBint\fR \fBabs\fR(\fBint\fR \fIval\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBlong\fR \fBlabs\fR(\fBlong\fR \fIlval\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBlong long\fR \fBllabs\fR(\fBlong long\fR \fIllval\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBabs()\fR function returns the absolute value of its \fBint\fR operand.
.sp
.LP
The \fBlabs()\fR function returns the absolute value of its \fBlong\fR operand.
.sp
.LP
The \fBllabs()\fR function returns the absolute value of its \fBlong long\fR
operand.
.SH USAGE
.sp
.LP
In 2's-complement representation, the absolute value of the largest magnitude
negative integral value is undefined.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Standard
_
MT-Level	MT-Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)