ABS(3)                    OpenBSD Programmer's Manual                   ABS(3)

NAME
     abs - integer absolute value function



SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdlib.h>

     int
     abs(int j);

DESCRIPTION
     The abs() function computes the absolute value of the integer j.

RETURN VALUES
     The abs() function returns the absolute value.

SEE ALSO
     cabs(3),  floor(3),  hypot(3),  labs(3),  math(3)

STANDARDS
     The abs() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

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

OpenBSD 2.6                      June 29, 1991                               1