SEI CERT C Coding Standard

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extern int name;
void f(char *name);   //* Declaration: no problem here */
//* ... */
void f(char *arg) {   //* Definition: no problem, arg doesn't hide name */
  //* use arg */
}

Risk Assessment

Reusing a variable name in a subscope can lead to unintentionally referencing an incorrect variable.

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