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C checkers	Guideline
	ARR01-C. Do not apply the sizeof operator to a pointer when taking the size of an array
	ARR02-C. Explicitly specify array bounds, even if implicitly defined by an initializer
	ARR30-C. Do not form or use out-of-bounds pointers or array subscripts
	ARR37-C. Do not add or subtract an integer to a pointer to a non-array object
	ARR38-C. Guarantee that library functions do not form invalid pointers
	CON33-C. Avoid race conditions when using library functions
	DCL00-C. Const-qualify immutable objects
	DCL01-C. Do not reuse variable names in subscopes
		DCL02-C. Use visually distinct identifiers
		DCL03-C. Use a static assertion to test the value of a constant expression
	DCL05-C. Use typedefs of non-pointer types only
	DCL06-C. Use meaningful symbolic constants to represent literal values
	DCL11-C. Understand the type issues associated with variadic functions
	DCL13-C. Declare function parameters that are pointers to values not changed by the function as const
	DCL23-C. Guarantee that mutually visible identifiers are unique

	DCL30-C. Declare objects with appropriate storage durations
	DCL31-C. Declare identifiers before using them
	DCL23-C. Guarantee that mutually visible identifiers are unique
	DCL37-C. Do not declare or define a reserved identifier
	DCL38-C. Use the correct syntax when declaring a flexible array member	ENV01-C. Do not make assumptions about the size of an environment variable
	ENV02-C. Beware of multiple environment variables with the same effective name
	ENV30-C. Do not modify the object referenced by the return value of certain functions
	ENV31-C. Do not rely on an environment pointer following an operation that may invalidate it
	ENV32-C. All exit handlers must return normally
	ENV33-C. Do not call system()
	ENV34-C. Do not store pointers returned by certain functions
	ERR05-C. Application-independent code should provide error detection without dictating error handling
	ERR06-C. Understand the termination behavior of assert() and abort()
	ERR30-C. Set errno to zero before calling a library function known to set errno, and check errno only after the function returns a value indicating failure
	ERR32-C. Do not rely on indeterminate values of errno
	ERR33-C. Detect and handle standard library errors
		EXP02-C. Be aware of the short-circuit behavior of the logical AND and OR operators
	EXP05-C. Do not cast away a const qualification
	EXP44-C. Do not rely on side effects in operands to sizeof, _Alignof, or _Generic
	EXP09-C. Use sizeof to determine the size of a type or variable
	EXP10-C. Do not depend on the order of evaluation of subexpressions or the order in which side effects take place
	EXP11-C. Do not make assumptions regarding the layout of structures with bit-fields
	EXP12-C. Do not ignore values returned by functions
	EXP14-C. Beware of integer promotion when performing bitwise operations on integer types smaller than int		EXP30-C. Do not depend on the order of evaluation for side effects
		EXP32-C. Do not access a volatile object through a nonvolatile reference
	EXP33-C. Do not read uninitialized memory
	EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
	EXP36-C. Do not cast pointers into more strictly aligned pointer types
	EXP37-C. Call functions with the correct number and type of arguments
	EXP44-C. Do not rely on side effects in operands to sizeof, _Alignof, or _Generic

	EXP45-C. Do not perform assignments in selection statements
	FIO01-C. Be careful using functions that use file names for identification
	FIO02-C. Canonicalize path names originating from tainted sources
	FIO05-C. Identify files using multiple file attributes
	FIO08-C. Take care when calling remove() on an open file
	FIO09-C. Be careful with binary data when transferring data across systems
	FIO11-C. Take care when specifying the mode parameter of fopen()
	FIO13-C. Never push back anything other than one read character
	FIO21-C. Do not create temporary files in shared directories
	FIO22-C. Close files before spawning processes
	FIO30-C. Exclude user input from format strings
	FIO32-C. Do not perform operations on devices that are only appropriate for files
	FIO34-C. Distinguish between characters read from a file and EOF or WEOF
	FIO37-C. Do not assume that fgets() or fgetws() returns a nonempty string when successful
	FIO38-C. Do not copy a FILE object
	FIO39-C. Do not alternately input and output from a stream without an intervening flush or positioning call
	FIO42-C. Close files when they are no longer needed
	FIO44-C. Only use values for fsetpos() that are returned from fgetpos()
	FIO46-C. Do not access a closed file
	FLP02-C. Avoid using floating-point numbers when precise computation is needed
	FLP03-C. Detect and handle floating-point errors
	FLP06-C. Convert integers to floating point for floating-point operations
	FLP30-C. Do not use floating-point variables as loop counters
	FLP34-C. Ensure that floating-point conversions are within range of the new type
	EXP14-C. Beware of integer promotion when performing bitwise operations on integer types smaller than int
		INT01-C. Use rsize_t or size_t for all integer values representing the size of an object
	INT05-C. Do not use input functions to convert character data if they cannot handle all possible inputs
	INT06-C. Use strtol() or a related function to convert a string token to an integer
		INT07-C. Use only explicitly signed or unsigned char type for numeric values
	INT08-C. Verify that all integer values are in range
		INT09-C. Ensure enumeration constants map to unique values
	INT10-C. Do not assume a positive remainder when using the % operator
	INT12-C. Do not make assumptions about the type of a plain int bit-field when used in an expression
	INT13-C. Use bitwise operators only on unsigned operands
	INT14-C. Avoid performing bitwise and arithmetic operations on the same data
	INT15-C. Use intmax_t or uintmax_t for formatted IO on programmer-defined integer types
	INT18-C. Evaluate integer expressions in a larger size before comparing or assigning to that size
	INT30-C. Ensure that unsigned integer operations do not wrap
	INT31-C. Ensure that integer conversions do not result in lost or misinterpreted data
	INT33-C. Ensure that division and remainder operations do not result in divide-by-zero errors
	INT34-C. Do not shift an expression by a negative number of bits or by greater than or equal to the number of bits that exist in the operand
	INT36-C. Converting a pointer to integer or integer to pointer
	FLP02-C. Avoid using floating-point numbers when precise computation is needed
	FLP03-C. Detect and handle floating-point errors
	FLP30-C. Do not use floating-point variables as loop counters
	FLP06-C. Convert integers to floating point for floating-point operations
	FLP34-C. Ensure that floating-point conversions are within range of the new type
	ARR01-C. Do not apply the sizeof operator to a pointer when taking the size of an array
	ARR02-C. Explicitly specify array bounds, even if implicitly defined by an initializer
	ARR30-C. Do not form or use out-of-bounds pointers or array subscripts
	ARR37-C. Do not add or subtract an integer to a pointer to a non-array object
	ARR38-C. Guarantee that library functions do not form invalid pointers
	STR03-C. Do not inadvertently truncate a string
	STR04-C. Use plain char for characters in the basic character set
	STR05-C. Use pointers to const when referring to string literals
	STR06-C. Do not assume that strtok() leaves the parse string unchanged
	STR30-C. Do not attempt to modify string literals
	STR31-C. Guarantee that storage for strings has sufficient space for character data and the null terminator
	STR32-C. Do not pass a non-null-terminated character sequence to a library function that expects a string
	STR34-C. Cast characters to unsigned char before converting to larger integer sizes
	STR11-C. Do not specify the bound of a character array initialized with a string literal
	STR37-C. Arguments to character-handling functions must be representable as an unsigned char
	MEM00-C. Allocate and free memory in the same module, at the same level of abstraction
	MEM01-C. Store a new value in pointers immediately after free()
	MEM02-C. Immediately cast the result of a memory allocation function call into a pointer to the allocated type
	MEM03-C. Clear sensitive information stored in reusable resources
		MEM04-C. Beware of zero-length allocations
	MEM07-C. Ensure that the arguments to calloc(), when multiplied, do not wrap
	MEM30-C. Do not access freed memory
	MEM31-C. Free dynamically allocated memory when no longer needed
	MEM33-C. Allocate and copy structures containing a flexible array member dynamically
	MEM34-C. Only free memory allocated dynamically
	MEM35-C. Allocate sufficient memory for an object
		MSC01FIO01-C. Strive for logical completeness
	MSC05-C. Do not manipulate time_t typed values directly
	MSC17-C. Finish every set of statements associated with a case label with a break statement
	MSC21-C. Use robust loop termination conditions
	MSC30-C. Do not use the rand() function for generating pseudorandom numbers
	POS01-C. Check for the existence of links when dealing with files
	POS30-C. Use the readlink() function properly
	POS33-C. Do not use vfork()
	POS34-C. Do not call putenv() with a pointer to an automatic variable as the argument
	POS35-C. Avoid race conditions while checking for the existence of a symbolic link
	POS36-C. Observe correct revocation order while relinquishing privileges
	POS54-C. Detect and handle POSIX library errors
Be careful using functions that use file names for identification
	FIO02-C. Canonicalize path names originating from tainted sources
	FIO05-C. Identify files using multiple file attributes
	FIO08-C. Take care when calling remove() on an open file
	FIO09-C. Be careful with binary data when transferring data across systems
	FIO11-C. Take care when specifying the mode parameter of fopen()
	FIO13-C. Never push back anything other than one read character
	FIO21-C. Do not create temporary files in shared directories
	FIO22-C. Close files before spawning processes
	FIO30-C. Exclude user input from format strings
	FIO32-C. Do not perform operations on devices that are only appropriate for files
	FIO34-C. Distinguish between characters read from a file and EOF or WEOF
	FIO37-C. Do not assume that fgets() or fgetws() returns a nonempty string when successful
	FIO38-C. Do not copy a FILE object
	FIO39-C. Do not alternately input and output from a stream without an intervening flush or positioning call
	FIO42-C. Close files when they are no longer needed
	FIO44-C. Only use values for fsetpos() that are returned from fgetpos()
	FIO46-C. Do not access a closed file
	ENV01-C. Do not make assumptions about the size of an environment variable
	ENV02-C. Beware of multiple environment variables with the same effective name
	ENV30-C. Do not modify the object referenced by the return value of certain functions
	ENV31-C. Do not rely on an environment pointer following an operation that may invalidate it
	ENV32-C. All exit handlers must return normally
	ENV33-C. Do not call system()
	ENV34-C. Do not store pointers returned by certain functions
	SIG01-C. Understand implementation-specific details regarding signal handler persistence
	SIG30-C. Call only asynchronous-safe functions within signal handlers
	SIG31-C. Do not access shared objects in signal handlers
	SIG34-C. Do not call signal() from within interruptible signal handlers
	ERR05-C. Application-independent code should provide error detection without dictating error handling
	ERR06-C. Understand the termination behavior of assert() and abort()
	ERR30-C. Set errno to zero before calling a library function known to set errno, and check errno only after the function returns a value indicating failure
	ERR32		STR03-C. Do not inadvertently truncate a string
	STR04-C. Use plain char for characters in the basic character set
	STR05-C. Use pointers to const when referring to string literals
	STR06-C. Do not assume that strtok() leaves the parse string unchanged
	STR11-C. Do not specify the bound of a character array initialized with a string literal
	STR30-C. Do not attempt to modify string literals
	STR31-C. Guarantee that storage for strings has sufficient space for character data and the null terminator
	STR32-C. Do not pass a non-null-terminated character sequence to a library function that expects a string
	STR34-C. Cast characters to unsigned char before converting to larger integer sizes
rely on indeterminate values of errno
	ERR33-C. Detect and handle standard library errors
	CON33-C. Avoid race conditions when using library functions
	MSC21-C. Use robust loop termination conditions
	MSC01-C. Strive for logical completeness
	MSC05-C. Do not manipulate time_t typed values directly
	MSC17-C. Finish every set of statements associated with a case label with a break statement
	MSC30-C. Do not use the rand() function for generating pseudorandom numbers
	POS01-C. Check for the existence of links when dealing with files
	POS30-C. Use the readlink() function properly
	POS33-C. Do not use vfork()
	POS34-C. Do not call putenv() with a pointer to an automatic variable as the argument
	POS36-C. Observe correct revocation order while relinquishing privileges
	POS35-C. Avoid race conditions while checking for the existence of a symbolic link
	POS54-C. Detect and handle POSIX library errors		STR37-C. Arguments to character-handling functions must be representable as an unsigned char

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