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+/**
+ *     $Id: max.c,v 1.1.1.1 2008-04-28 17:32:53 mbroeker Exp $
+ * $Source: /development/c/demos/max.c,v $
+ *
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+unsigned int max (unsigned int a, unsigned int b)
+{
+    return (a * (a > b) + b * (b > a));
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    unsigned int a;
+    unsigned int b;
+
+    if (argc != 3) {
+        printf ("Usage: %s value1 value2\n", argv[0]);
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+    a = atoi (argv[1]);
+    b = atoi (argv[2]);
+
+    printf ("%u\n", max (a, b));
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}