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3658f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.\"     @(#)abs.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
37e0e5145cSWolfram Schneider.\"	$Id$
3858f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.\"
3958f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Dd June 4, 1993
4058f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Dt ABS 3
4158f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Os
4258f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Sh NAME
4358f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Nm abs
4458f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Nd integer absolute value function
4558f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Sh SYNOPSIS
4658f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Fd #include <stdlib.h>
4758f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Ft int
4858f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Fn abs "int j"
4958f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Sh DESCRIPTION
5058f0484fSRodney W. GrimesThe
5158f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Fn abs
5258f0484fSRodney W. Grimesfunction
5358f0484fSRodney W. Grimescomputes
5458f0484fSRodney W. Grimesthe absolute value of the integer
5558f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Ar j .
5658f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Sh RETURN VALUES
5758f0484fSRodney W. GrimesThe
5858f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Fn abs
5958f0484fSRodney W. Grimesfunction
6058f0484fSRodney W. Grimesreturns
6158f0484fSRodney W. Grimesthe absolute value.
6258f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Sh SEE ALSO
6358f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Xr floor 3 ,
64e0e5145cSWolfram Schneider.Xr labs 3 ,
65e0e5145cSWolfram Schneider.Xr cabs 3 ,
66e0e5145cSWolfram Schneider.Xr hypot 3 ,
6758f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Xr math 3
6858f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Sh STANDARDS
6958f0484fSRodney W. GrimesThe
7058f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Fn abs
7158f0484fSRodney W. Grimesfunction conforms to
7258f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.St -ansiC .
7358f0484fSRodney W. Grimes.Sh BUGS
7458f0484fSRodney W. GrimesThe absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
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