1*48349Scael.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. 242130Sbostic.\" All rights reserved. 342130Sbostic.\" 442130Sbostic.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 542130Sbostic.\" 6*48349Scael.\" @(#)labs.3 5.2 (Berkeley) 04/19/91 742130Sbostic.\" 8*48349Scael.Dd 9*48349Scael.Dt LABS 3 10*48349Scael.Os 11*48349Scael.Sh NAME 12*48349Scael.Nm labs 13*48349Scael.Nd return the absolute value of a long integer 14*48349Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 15*48349Scael.Fd #include <stdlib.h> 16*48349Scael.Ft long 17*48349Scael.Fn labs "long j" 18*48349Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 19*48349ScaelThe 20*48349Scael.Fn labs 21*48349Scaelfunction 2242130Sbosticreturns the absolute value of the long integer 23*48349Scael.Ar j . 24*48349Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 25*48349Scael.Xr abs 3 , 26*48349Scael.Xr floor 3 , 27*48349Scael.Xr cabs 3 , 28*48349Scael.Xr math 3 29*48349Scael.Sh STANDARDS 30*48349ScaelThe 31*48349Scael.Fn labs 32*48349Scaelfunction 33*48349Scaelconforms to 34*48349Scael.St -ansiC . 35*48349Scael.Sh BUGS 3642130SbosticThe absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative. 37