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ABS(2)                        System Calls Manual                       ABS(2)



NAME
       abs, labs - integer absolute values

SYNOPSIS
       #include <u.h>
       #include <libc.h>

       int  abs(int a)

       long labs(long a)

DESCRIPTION
       Abs returns the absolute value of integer a, and labs does the same for
       a long.

SOURCE
       /sys/src/libc/port/abs.c

SEE ALSO
       floor(2) for fabs

DIAGNOSTICS
       Abs and labs return the most negative integer or long when the true re‐
       sult is unrepresentable.



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