bsd man page for long

Query: long

OS: bsd

Section: 3f

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LONG(3F)																  LONG(3F)

NAME
long, short - integer object conversion
SYNOPSIS
integer*4 function long (int2) integer*2 int2 integer*2 function short (int4) integer*4 int4
DESCRIPTION
These functions provide conversion between short and long integer objects. Long is useful when constants are used in calls to library rou- tines and the code is to be compiled with ``-i2''. Short is useful in similar context when an otherwise long object must be passed as a short integer.
FILES
/usr/lib/libF77.a 4.2 Berkeley Distribution May 15, 1985 LONG(3F)
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tcl_getwideintfromobj(3tcl) - opensolaris
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