1COPYSIGN(3)                Linux Programmer's Manual               COPYSIGN(3)
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NAME

6       copysign, copysignf, copysignl - copy sign of a number
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <math.h>
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11       double copysign(double x, double y);
12       float copysignf(float x, float y);
13       long double copysignl(long double x, long double y);
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15       Link with -lm.
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17   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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19       copysign(), copysignf(), copysignl():
20           _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
21               || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
22               || /* Glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

25       These  functions return a value whose absolute value matches that of x,
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28       For example, copysign(42.0, -1.0) and copysign(-42.0, -1.0) both return
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RETURN VALUE

32       On  success,  these  functions  return a value whose magnitude is taken
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35       If x is a NaN, a NaN with the sign bit of y is returned.
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ERRORS

38       No errors occur.
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ATTRIBUTES

41       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
42       tributes(7).
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44       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
45       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
46       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
47       │copysign(), copysignf(), copysignl()        │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
48       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

51       C99,  POSIX.1-2001,  POSIX.1-2008.  This function is defined in IEC 559
52       (and the appendix with recommended functions in IEEE 754/IEEE 854).
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NOTES

55       On architectures where the floating-point formats are not IEEE 754 com‐
56       pliant, these functions may treat a negative zero as positive.
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SEE ALSO

59       signbit(3)
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COLOPHON

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