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27.Dd July 10, 2024
28.Dt IMAX 9
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm imax ,
32.Nm imin ,
33.Nm lmax ,
34.Nm lmin ,
35.Nm uimax ,
36.Nm uimin ,
37.Nm ulmax ,
38.Nm ulmin
39.Nd compare integers
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Ft int
42.Fn imax "int a" "int b"
43.Ft int
44.Fn imin "int a" "int b"
45.Ft long
46.Fn lmax "long a" "long b"
47.Ft long
48.Fn lmin "long a" "long b"
49.Ft u_int
50.Fn uimax "u_int a" "u_int b"
51.Ft u_int
52.Fn uimin "u_int a" "u_int b"
53.Ft u_long
54.Fn ulmax "u_long a" "u_long b"
55.Ft u_long
56.Fn ulmin "u_long a" "u_long b"
57.Sh DESCRIPTION
58The
59.Fn imin ,
60.Fn lmin ,
61.Fn uimin ,
62and
63.Fn ulmin
64functions return whichever argument is algebraically smaller, differing only
65in their argument and return types: these functions operate on, respectively,
66natural size, long, unsigned and unsigned long integers.
67.Pp
68The
69.Fn imax ,
70.Fn lmax ,
71.Fn uimax ,
72and
73.Fn ulmax
74functions are identical except that they return the algebraically larger
75argument between
76.Ar a
77and
78.Ar b .
79.Sh SEE ALSO
80.Xr ilog2 3
81