The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2013 The IEEE and The Open Group

#### NAME

> labs, llabs - return a long integer absolute value

#### SYNOPSIS

> ``#include <stdlib.h>
> long labs(long` i`);
> long long llabs(long long` i`);
> ``

#### DESCRIPTION

> [CX] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2008 defers to the ISO C standard.

> The labs() function shall compute the absolute value of the long integer operand i. The llabs() function shall compute the absolute value of the long long integer operand i. If the result cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined.

#### RETURN VALUE

> The labs() function shall return the absolute value of the long integer operand.

> The llabs() function shall return the absolute value of the long long integer operand.

#### ERRORS

> No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

#### EXAMPLES

> None.

#### APPLICATION USAGE

> None.

#### RATIONALE

> None.

#### FUTURE DIRECTIONS

> None.

#### SEE ALSO

> abs

> XBD <stdlib.h>

#### CHANGE HISTORY

> First released in Issue 4. Derived from the ISO C standard.

#### Issue 6

> The llabs() function is added for alignment with the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.

#### Issue 7

> SD5-XSH-ERN-152 is applied, correcting the RETURN VALUE section.

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