NAME
labs
- return the absolute value of a long integer
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
long int
labs(long int j)
DESCRIPTION
The
labs()
function
returns the absolute value of the long integer
j.
SEE ALSO
abs(3),
cabs(3),
floor(3),
imaxabs(3),
llabs(3),
math(3)
STANDARDS
The
labs()
function
conforms to
ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C89'') .
BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.