SYNOPSIS

     #include <stdlib.h>

     long
     labs(long j);

DESCRIPTION

     The labs() function returns the absolute value of the long integer j.

SEE ALSO

     abs(3), cabs(3), floor(3), imaxabs(3), llabs(3), math(3)

STANDARDS

     The labs() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (``ISO C90'').

BUGS

     The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.

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