LABS(3)

NAME
labs, llabs - return the absolute value of a long integer

SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
long
labs(long i);
long long
llabs(long long j);

DESCRIPTION
The labs() function returns the absolute value of the long integer i. The llabs() function returns the absolute value of the long long integer j.

SEE ALSO
abs(3), cabs(3), floor(3), imaxabs(3), math(3)

STANDARDS
The labs() and llabs() functions conform to ansiC-99.

BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.