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.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
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.\"	@(#)abs.3	6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
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.TH ABS 3 ""
.UC 7
.SH NAME
abs \- return the absolute value of an integer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
#include <stdlib.h>

int
abs(int j);
.ft R
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Abs
returns the absolute value of the integer
.IR n .
.SH SEE ALSO
floor(3), labs(3)
.SH STANDARDS
.B Abs
conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').
.SH BUGS
The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.
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c36150f1 KB	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved.
	3	.\"
	4	.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
	5	.\"
	6	.\" @(#)abs.3 6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
5fa26a22	7	.\"
acdfbdb9	8	.TH ABS 3 ""
c36150f1	9	.UC 7
5fa26a22	10	.SH NAME
c36150f1	11	abs \- return the absolute value of an integer
5fa26a22 KM	12	.SH SYNOPSIS
5fa26a22 KM	13	.nf
c36150f1 KB	14	.ft B
	15	#include <stdlib.h>
	16
	17	int
	18	abs(int j);
	19	.ft R
5fa26a22 KM	20	.fi
5fa26a22 KM	21	.SH DESCRIPTION
c36150f1 KB	22	.B Abs
	23	returns the absolute value of the integer
	24	.IR n .
5fa26a22	25	.SH SEE ALSO
c36150f1 KB	26	floor(3), labs(3)
	27	.SH STANDARDS
	28	.B Abs
	29	conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').
5fa26a22	30	.SH BUGS
c36150f1	31	The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.