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diff --git a/man3p/abs.3p b/man3p/abs.3p new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2c2561a6e --- /dev/null +++ b/man3p/abs.3p @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "ABS" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" abs +.SH NAME +abs \- return an integer absolute value +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fB#include <stdlib.h> +.br +.sp +int abs(int\fP \fIi\fP\fB); +.br +\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIabs\fP() function shall compute the absolute value of its integer +operand, \fIi\fP. If the result cannot be +represented, the behavior is undefined. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.LP +The \fIabs\fP() function shall return the absolute value of its integer +operand. +.SH ERRORS +.LP +No errors are defined. +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +None. +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +In two's-complement representation, the absolute value of the negative +integer with largest magnitude {INT_MIN} might not be +representable. +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +None. +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fIfabs\fP() , \fIlabs\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of +IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<stdlib.h>\fP +.SH COPYRIGHT +Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form +from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology +-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base +Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of +Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the +event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and +The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard +is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at +http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . |