NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     abs - integer absolute value function

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <stdlib.h>

     int
     abs(int j);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The abs() function computes the absolute value of the integer j.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The abs() function returns the absolute value.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     cabs(3), fabs(3), floor(3), hypot(3), labs(3), llabs(3), math(3)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The abs() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD