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36.\"     @(#)labs.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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38.Dd June 4, 1993
39.Dt LABS 3
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm labs
43.Nd return the absolute value of a long integer
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.Fd #include <stdlib.h>
46.Ft long
47.Fn labs "long j"
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Fn labs
51function
52returns the absolute value of the long integer
53.Ar j .
54.Sh SEE ALSO
55.Xr abs 3 ,
56.Xr cabs 3 ,
57.Xr floor 3 ,
58.Xr math 3
59.Sh STANDARDS
60The
61.Fn labs
62function
63conforms to
64.St -ansiC .
65.Sh BUGS
66The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
67