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Subject: docs/15337: [patch] Minor doc fixup for abs(3) manpage
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>Number:         15337
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [patch] Minor doc fixup for abs(3) manpage
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Dec  7 09:30:01 PST 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Bruce A. Mah
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
>Environment:

3.3-RELEASE, but affects 4-CURRENT also

>Description:

abs(3) manpage should have a cross-reference for fabs(3).

>How-To-Repeat:

% man abs

Note lack of cross-reference to a floating-point absolute-value
function.  Scratch head in puzzlement.  Use whatis(1) to find it.

>Fix:
	
Add this line to the "SEE ALSO" section of src/lib/libc/stdlib/abs.3:

.Xr fabs 3 ,


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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