Sponsored Content
Full Discussion: Absolute value function
Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Absolute value function Post 302664339 by fpmurphy on Friday 29th of June 2012 10:39:30 AM
Old 06-29-2012
If you are using the Korn shell, the majority of standard libm functions including abs() are available, e.g.
Code:
$ printf "%d\n"  $(( abs(-10) ))
10

 

9 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Getting absolute value ksh

Hi, I am trying to find out how to get an absolute value for integer in ksh. I tried using abs... but that doesn't work ! this is the workaround I did, but isn't there an inbuilt function to get absolute value for any variable ! Please help as i am new to unix :confused: Thanks, ... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: icyhot
3 Replies

2. Programming

absolute path

How to find out the absolute path of a file in C/C++? Thanks (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: filedeliver
4 Replies

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

get absolute filename

How would I get the absolute filename of a selected file...I want to control click...I already have the context menu all set to run a script...I just need to be able to get the file name of the file I control clicked on. In windows it is as follows: set filename=%~f1 set name=%~n1 set... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: mainegate
0 Replies

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

absolute path

is cd ~ considered an absolute path? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Kirichiko
2 Replies

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Absolute value

Is there a function in awk to get the absolute value of a-b which can be negative or positive, I just care for the absolute value... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: placroix1
5 Replies

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

absolute value

is there any function in unix which will convert a integer to absolute value with a single decimal point. suppose x=15232 y=x/1024=14.875 i want y to be 14.8 Similarly if y=6.29452 it should come as 6.3 (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: dr46014
3 Replies

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

absolute sum

Hi, i want to caluculate sum and absolute sum information of the 2nd column. sum(abs(ENO)),sum(ENO) file1 contains the employee information. "abc","+10000.00","100" "bbc","-3000.00","400" "cbc","+20000.90","500" "dbc","-4000.00","600" output should get this Sum(abs(eno)) ... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: onesuri
5 Replies

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Sort by absolute value

Hi, I have a file as follows: |-30.0|Appls. executing in db manager currently = 2 |-80.0|Locks held currently = 1 | 90.0|High water mark (bytes) = 65536 |-50.0|Configured size (bytes) = 16777216 |-100.0|Current size (bytes) ... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: sudvishw
6 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to use absolute function?

Hello All, I am using following awk command in my shell script. I want to compare the value in column 2 and colum 3 after taking their absolute value. Column $2 and $3 can have any value positive or negative or both. awk -F"|" '{print $0,($2>$3?"F":"T")}' OFS='|' myfile.txt Your help... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: angshuman
2 Replies
abs(3)							     Library Functions Manual							    abs(3)

delim $$

NAME
abs, div, labs, ldiv - Computes absolute value and division of integers LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.a) SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h> int abs ( int i ); long labs ( long i ); div_t div ( int numerator , int denominator); ldiv_t ldiv ( long numerator, long denominator); PARAMETERS
For abs(), specifies some integer. For labs(), specifies some long integer. For div(), specifies some integer. For ldiv(), specifies some long integer. For div(), specifies some integer. For ldiv(), specifies some long integer. DESCRIPTION
The abs() function returns the absolute value of its integer operand. The div() function computes the quotient and remainder of the division of the numerator numerator by the denominator denominator. If the division is inexact, the sign of the resulting quotient is that of the algebraic quotient, and the magnitude of the resulting quotient is the largest integer less than the magnitude of the algebraic quotient. If the result cannot be represented (for example, if the denominator is 0), the behavior is undefined. The div() function returns a value of type div_t, comprising both the quotient and the remainder. The labs() and ldiv() functions perform the same functions as abs() and div() respectively, but accept long integers rather than integers as parameters. The ldiv() function returns a value of type ldiv_t, comprising both the quotient and the remainder. NOTES
The abs(), labs(), div(), and ldiv() functions are supported for multithreaded applications. A two's-complement integer can hold a negative number whose absolute value is too large for the integer to hold. When given this largest negative value, the abs() function returns the same value. Full use RETURN VALUES
The abs() function and labs() function return the absolute value of their arguments. The div() function returns a value of type div_t and the ldiv() function returns a value of type ldiv_t. RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: floor(3) delim off delim off abs(3)
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:28 AM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy