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Synopsis:
    #include <stdlib.h>
    long int labs( long int j );

Description:
    The labs function returns the absolute value of its long-integer
    argument j.

Returns:
    The labs function returns the absolute value of its argument.

See Also:
    abs, fabs

Example:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>

    void main()
      {
        long x, y;

        x = -50000L;
        y = labs( x );
        printf( "labs(%ld) = %ld\n", x, y );
      }

    produces the following:

    labs(-50000) = 50000

Classification:
    ANSI

Systems:
    All