LABS Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3) Updated: June 6, 2025 Index   NAME 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   Index NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION RETURN VALUE CONFORMING TO NOTES SEE ALSO This document was created by using the manual pages. Time: 11:58:04 GMT, March 24, 2025