NAME
abs,
labs,
llabs,
imaxabs —
functions for integer
absolute value
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
int
abs(
int x);
long int
labs(
long int
x);
long long int
llabs(
long long
int x);
#include <inttypes.h>
intmax_t
imaxabs(
intmax_t
x);
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the absolute value of the integer
x. The listed functions differ only with respect to the
type of the return value and
x.
SEE ALSO
cabs(3),
fabs(3),
floor(3),
math(3)
STANDARDS
The described functions conform to
ISO/IEC 9899:1999
(“ISO C99”).
BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.