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This noncompliant code example calls puts() and fails to check whether a write error occurs.

puts("foo");

However, puts() can fail and return EOF.

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This compliant solution checks to make sure no output error occurred. (See recommendation FIO04-C. Detect and handle input and output errors.)

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

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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);

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