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36.\" @(#)abs.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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38.Dd June 4, 1993
39.Dt ABS 3
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm abs
43.Nd integer absolute value function
44.Sh SYNOPSIS

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55.Sh RETURN VALUES
56The
57.Fn abs
58function
59returns
60the absolute value.
61.Sh SEE ALSO
62.Xr floor 3 ,
63.Xr labs 3
64.Xr cabs 3
65.Xr hypot 3
66.Xr math 3
67.Sh STANDARDS
68The
69.Fn abs
70function conforms to
71.St -ansiC .
72.Sh BUGS
73The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.