log10 - Man Page
base-10 logarithmic function
Library
Math library (libm, -lm)
Synopsis
#include <math.h> double log10(double x); float log10f(float x); long double log10l(long double x);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
log10f(), log10l():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE || /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
Description
These functions return the base-10 logarithm of x.
Return Value
On success, these functions return the base-10 logarithm of x.
For special cases, including where x is 0, 1, negative, infinity, or NaN, see log(3).
Errors
See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred when calling these functions.
For a discussion of the errors that can occur for these functions, see log(3).
Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
---|---|---|
log10(), log10f(), log10l() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
Standards
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
History
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
See Also
Referenced By
exp10(3), log(3), log2(3), unu-1op(1).
The man pages log10f(3) and log10l(3) are aliases of log10(3).