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NAME

       labs, llabs - return a long integer absolute value

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdlib.h>

       long labs(long i);
       long long llabs(long long i);

DESCRIPTION

       The  labs()  function  shall  compute  the  absolute  value of the long
       integer operand i. The llabs()  function  shall  compute  the  absolute
       value  of  the  long  long  integer  operand i. If the result cannot be
       represented, the behavior is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

       The labs() function shall return the absolute value of the long integer
       operand.  The  labs()  function  shall return the absolute value of the
       long long integer operand.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       abs() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdlib.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .