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IMAXABS(3P)                POSIX Programmer's Manual               IMAXABS(3P)

PROLOG
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       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME
       imaxabs - return absolute value
SYNOPSIS
       #include <inttypes.h>
       intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t j);

DESCRIPTION
       The imaxabs() function shall compute the absolute value of  an  integer
       j. If the result cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined.
RETURN VALUE
       The imaxabs() function shall return the absolute value.
ERRORS
       No errors are defined.
       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       The absolute value of the most negative number cannot be represented in
       two's complement.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       imaxdiv(), the Base Definitions volume of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,  <int-
       types.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                          IMAXABS(3P)