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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
	ARR33-C. Guarantee that copies are made into storage of sufficient size
	ARR37-C. Do not add or subtract an integer to a pointer to a non-array object
	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 to improve code readability
	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
	DCL30-C. Declare objects with appropriate storage durations
	DCL31-C. Declare identifiers before using them
	DCL32-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 flexible array members
	ENV00-C. Do not store the pointer to the string returned by getenv()
	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
	ENV04-C. Do not call system() if you do not need a command processor
	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 atexit handlers must return normally
	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
	EXP01-C. Do not take the size of a pointer to determine the size of the pointed-to type
	EXP02-C. Be aware of the short-circuit behavior of the logical AND and OR operators
	EXP04-C. Do not perform byte-by-byte comparisons involving a structure
	EXP05-C. Do not cast away a const qualification
	EXP06-C. Operands to the sizeof operator should not contain side effects
	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
	EXP18-C. Do not perform assignments in selection statements
	EXP30-C. Do not depend on order of evaluation between sequence points
	EXP32-C. Do not access a volatile object through a non-volatile reference
	EXP33-C. Do not reference uninitialized memory
	EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
	EXP36-C. Do not convert pointers into more strictly aligned pointer types
	EXP37-C. Call functions with the correct number and type of arguments
	FIO01-C. Be careful using functions that use file names for identification
	FIO02-C. Canonicalize path names originating from untrusted sources
	FIO04-C. Detect and handle input and output errors
	FIO05-C. Identify files using multiple file attributes
	FIO07-C. Prefer fseek() to rewind()
	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()
	FIO12-C. Prefer setvbuf() to setbuf()
	FIO13-C. Never push back anything other than one read character
	FIO30-C. Exclude user input from format strings
	FIO32-C. Do not perform operations on devices that are only appropriate for files
	FIO33-C. Detect and handle input output errors resulting in undefined behavior
	FIO34-C. Use int to capture the return value of character IO functions
	FIO37-C. Do not assume that fgets() 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. Ensure files are properly closed when they are no longer needed
	FIO43-C. Do not create temporary files in shared directories
	FIO44-C. Only use values for fsetpos() that are returned from fgetpos()
	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
	FLP33-C. Convert integers to floating point for floating point operations
	FLP34-C. Ensure that floating point conversions are within range of the new type
	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
	INT11-C. Converting a pointer to integer or integer to pointer
	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
	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 modulo operations do not result in divide-by-zero errors
	INT34-C. Do not shift a negative number of bits or more bits than exist in the operand
	INT35-C. Evaluate integer expressions in a larger size before comparing or assigning to that size
	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. Do not perform zero-length allocations
	MEM07-C. Ensure that the arguments to calloc(), when multiplied, do not wrap
	MEM08-C. Use realloc() only to resize dynamically allocated arrays
	MEM30-C. Do not access freed memory
	MEM31-C. Free dynamically allocated memory exactly once
	MEM32-C. Detect and handle memory allocation errors
	MEM33-C. Allocate and copy structures containing flexible array members dynamically
	MEM34-C. Only free memory allocated dynamically
	MEM35-C. Allocate sufficient memory for an object
	MSC01-C. Strive for logical completeness
	MSC02-C. Avoid errors of omission
	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
	MSC31-C. Ensure that return values are compared against the proper type
	MSC32-C. Ensure your random number generator is properly seeded
	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
	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
	SIG32-C. Do not call longjmp() from inside a signal handler
	SIG33-C. Do not recursively invoke the raise() function
	SIG34-C. Do not call signal() from within interruptible signal handlers
	STR03-C. Do not inadvertently truncate a null-terminated byte 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. Null-terminate byte strings as required
	STR33-C. Size wide character strings correctly
	STR34-C. Cast characters to unsigned char before converting to larger integer sizes
	STR35-C. Do not copy data from an unbounded source to a fixed-length array
	STR36-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

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