labs - computes the absolute value of a long integer.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdlib.h>

       long int labs(long int j);

DESCRIPTION

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

RETURN VALUE

       Returns the absolute value of the long integer argument.

CONFORMING TO

       SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

NOTES

       Trying to take the absolute value  of  the  most  negative
       integer is not defined.

SEE ALSO

       abs(3), ceil(3), floor(3), fabs(3), rint(3)