June 4, 1993 ABS 3

### NAME

abs - integer absolute value function

### LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

### SYNOPSIS

```int` abs(```int j`)

### DESCRIPTION

The abs(``) function computes the absolute value of the integer j.

### RETURN VALUES

The abs(``) function returns the absolute value.

### SEE ALSO

cabs(3), fabs(3), floor(3), hypot(3), imaxabs(3), labs(3), llabs(3), math(3)

### STANDARDS

The abs(``) function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C89'') .

### BUGS

The absolute value of the most negative integer remains negative.