--- Sammy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I know I've seen it here before, but I cannot find the posting.
> 
> How do you take the absolute value of a number, so that even if its 
> negative it spits out a positive of that number?

Try man abs.

Or if you want to make your own it's fairly simple.

int abs(int value)
{
   if(value < 0)
      return value * -1;
   else
      return value;
}

~Kender

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