SYNOPSIS

string	min	(	string arg,	...	)
string	min	(	string *arg_array	)
int|float	min	(	int|float arg,	...	)
int|float	min	(	int|float *arg_array	)

DESCRIPTION

Determine the minimum value of the arguments and return it. If called with an array (which must not be empty) as only argument, it returns the minimum value of the array contents.

USAGE

min(1)                     // returns 1
min(1, -1.1)               // returns -1.1
min("foo", "bar")          // returns "bar"
min( ({ "foo", "bar" }) )  // returns "bar"

HISTORY

• introduced (3.2.9)

SEE ALSO

max(E)