85 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
85 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: imax.9,v 1.2 2006/07/30 00:19:43 wiz Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 2006 Igor Sobrado
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
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.\" by Matt THomas.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. Neither the name of The NetBSD Foundation nor the names of its
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.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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.\" from this software without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
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.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
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.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
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.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd April 23, 2006
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.Dt IMAX 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm imax ,
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.Nm imin ,
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.Nm lmax ,
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.Nm lmin ,
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.Nm max ,
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.Nm min ,
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.Nm ulmax ,
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.Nm ulmin
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.Nd compare integers
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Ft int
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.Fn imax "int a" "int b"
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.Ft int
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.Fn imin "int a" "int b"
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.Ft long
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.Fn lmax "long a" "long b"
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.Ft long
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.Fn lmin "long a" "long b"
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.Ft u_int
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.Fn max "u_int a" "u_int b"
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.Ft u_int
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.Fn min "u_int a" "u_int b"
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.Ft u_long
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.Fn ulmax "u_long a" "u_long b"
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.Ft u_long
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.Fn ulmin "u_long a" "u_long b"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn imin ,
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.Fn lmin ,
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.Fn min ,
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and
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.Fn ulmin
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functions return whichever argument is algebraically smaller, differing only
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in their argument and return types: these functions operate on, respectively,
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natural size, long, unsigned and unsigned long integers.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn imax ,
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.Fn lmax ,
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.Fn max ,
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and
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.Fn ulmax
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functions are identical except that they return the algebraically larger
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argument between
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.Ar a
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and
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.Ar b .
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