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if (puts("foo") == EOF) {
  /* Handle Error */
}

Exceptions

EXP12-EX1: If a function cannot fail or if the return value is inconsequential or if any errors can be safely ignored, such as for functions called because of their side effects, the function should be explicitly cast to void to signify programmer intent

(void)remove(path);

EXP12-EX2: If a function cannot fail or if the return value cannot signify an error condition, the return value may be ignored. Such functions should be added to a white list when automatic checkers are used.

strcpy(dst, src);

Risk Assessment

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