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.Dd July 10, 2024
.Dt IMAX 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm imax ,
.Nm imin ,
.Nm lmax ,
.Nm lmin ,
.Nm uimax ,
.Nm uimin ,
.Nm ulmax ,
.Nm ulmin
.Nd compare integers
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Ft int
.Fn imax "int a" "int b"
.Ft int
.Fn imin "int a" "int b"
.Ft long
.Fn lmax "long a" "long b"
.Ft long
.Fn lmin "long a" "long b"
.Ft u_int
.Fn uimax "u_int a" "u_int b"
.Ft u_int
.Fn uimin "u_int a" "u_int b"
.Ft u_long
.Fn ulmax "u_long a" "u_long b"
.Ft u_long
.Fn ulmin "u_long a" "u_long b"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn imin ,
.Fn lmin ,
.Fn uimin ,
and
.Fn ulmin
functions return whichever argument is algebraically smaller, differing only
in their argument and return types: these functions operate on, respectively,
natural size, long, unsigned and unsigned long integers.
.Pp
The
.Fn imax ,
.Fn lmax ,
.Fn uimax ,
and
.Fn ulmax
functions are identical except that they return the algebraically larger
argument between
.Ar a
and
.Ar b .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ilog2 3