LABS(3) BSD Library Functions Manual LABS(3)
NAME
labs — return the absolute value of a long integer
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, −lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
long
labs(long j);
DESCRIPTION
The labs() function returns the absolute value of the long integer j.
SEE ALSO
abs(3), cabs(3), floor(3), imaxabs(3), llabs(3), math(3)
STANDARDS
The labs() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (‘‘ISO C90’’).
BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
BSD November 14, 2001 BSD