1IMAXABS(3P)                POSIX Programmer's Manual               IMAXABS(3P)
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PROLOG

6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
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8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       imaxabs - return absolute value
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <inttypes.h>
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17       intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t j);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The imaxabs() function shall compute the absolute value of  an  integer
22       j. If the result cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined.
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RETURN VALUE

25       The imaxabs() function shall return the absolute value.
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ERRORS

28       No errors are defined.
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30       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

36       The absolute value of the most negative number cannot be represented in
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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

46       imaxdiv(), the Base Definitions volume of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,  <int‐
47       types.h>
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50       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
51       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
52       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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55       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
56       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
57       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
58       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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