ABS(3) BSD Library Functions Manual ABS(3)
NAME
abs — integer absolute value function
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, −lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
int
abs(int j);
DESCRIPTION
The abs() function computes the absolute value of the integer j.
RETURN VALUES
The abs() function returns the absolute value.
SEE ALSO
cabs(3), fabs(3), floor(3), hypot(3), imaxabs(3), labs(3), llabs(3), math(3)
STANDARDS
The abs() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (‘‘ISO C99’’).
BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
BSD November 14, 2001 BSD