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.Dd November 14, 2001
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.Dt LABS 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm labs
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.Nd return the absolute value of a long integer
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In stdlib.h
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.Ft long
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.Fn labs "long j"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn labs
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function
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returns the absolute value of the long integer
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.Fa j .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr abs 3 ,
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.Xr cabs 3 ,
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.Xr floor 3 ,
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.Xr imaxabs 3 ,
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.Xr llabs 3 ,
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.Xr math 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn labs
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function
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conforms to
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.St -isoC .
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.Sh BUGS
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The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
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