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34*467be130Sschwarze.Dd $Mdocdate: January 18 2019 $
35df930be7Sderaadt.Dt ABS 3
36df930be7Sderaadt.Os
37df930be7Sderaadt.Sh NAME
38df930be7Sderaadt.Nm abs
39df930be7Sderaadt.Nd integer absolute value function
40df930be7Sderaadt.Sh SYNOPSIS
41*467be130Sschwarze.In limits.h
4264d4e987Stedu.In stdlib.h
43df930be7Sderaadt.Ft int
44df930be7Sderaadt.Fn abs "int j"
45df930be7Sderaadt.Sh DESCRIPTION
46df930be7SderaadtThe
47df930be7Sderaadt.Fn abs
48b43b9088Saaronfunction computes the absolute value of the integer
49c5a79f6dSaaron.Fa j .
50df930be7Sderaadt.Sh RETURN VALUES
51df930be7SderaadtThe
52df930be7Sderaadt.Fn abs
53b43b9088Saaronfunction returns the absolute value.
54df930be7Sderaadt.Sh SEE ALSO
55df930be7Sderaadt.Xr cabs 3 ,
56350bb3b8Salex.Xr floor 3 ,
57df930be7Sderaadt.Xr hypot 3 ,
58aa522acbSmillert.Xr imaxabs 3 ,
59c969519fSjmc.Xr labs 3
60df930be7Sderaadt.Sh STANDARDS
61df930be7SderaadtThe
62df930be7Sderaadt.Fn abs
63df930be7Sderaadtfunction conforms to
64df930be7Sderaadt.St -ansiC .
6523fbb714Sschwarze.Sh HISTORY
6623fbb714SschwarzeThe
6723fbb714Sschwarze.Fn abs
6823fbb714Sschwarzefunction first appeared in
6923fbb714Sschwarze.At v6 .
70*467be130Sschwarze.Sh CAVEATS
71*467be130SschwarzeThe result of applying
72*467be130Sschwarze.Fn abs
73*467be130Sschwarzeto
74*467be130Sschwarze.Dv INT_MIN
75*467be130Sschwarzeis undefined.
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