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   1 # rust-clippy
   2
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   7
   8 A collection of lints to catch common mistakes and improve your Rust code.
   9
  10 Table of contents:
  11
  12 *   [Lint list](#lints)
  13 *   [Usage instructions](#usage)
  14 *   [Configuration](#configuration)
  15 *   [*clippy-service*](#link-with-clippy-service)
  16 *   [License](#license)
  17
  18 ## Lints
  19
  20 There are 166 lints included in this crate:
  21
  22 name                                                                                                                 | default | triggers on
  23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  24 [absurd_extreme_comparisons](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#absurd_extreme_comparisons)             | warn    | a comparison with a maximum or minimum value that is always true or false
  25 [almost_swapped](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#almost_swapped)                                     | warn    | `foo = bar; bar = foo` sequence
  26 [approx_constant](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#approx_constant)                                   | warn    | the approximate of a known float constant (in `std::fXX::consts`)
  27 [assign_op_pattern](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#assign_op_pattern)                               | warn    | assigning the result of an operation on a variable to that same variable
  28 [assign_ops](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#assign_ops)                                             | allow   | any compound assignment operation
  29 [bad_bit_mask](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#bad_bit_mask)                                         | warn    | expressions of the form `_ & mask == select` that will only ever return `true` or `false`
  30 [blacklisted_name](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#blacklisted_name)                                 | warn    | usage of a blacklisted/placeholder name
  31 [block_in_if_condition_expr](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#block_in_if_condition_expr)             | warn    | braces that can be eliminated in conditions, e.g `if { true } ...`
  32 [block_in_if_condition_stmt](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#block_in_if_condition_stmt)             | warn    | complex blocks in conditions, e.g. `if { let x = true; x } ...`
  33 [bool_comparison](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#bool_comparison)                                   | warn    | comparing a variable to a boolean, e.g. `if x == true`
  34 [box_vec](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#box_vec)                                                   | warn    | usage of `Box<Vec<T>>`, vector elements are already on the heap
  35 [boxed_local](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#boxed_local)                                           | warn    | using `Box<T>` where unnecessary
  36 [cast_possible_truncation](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#cast_possible_truncation)                 | allow   | casts that may cause truncation of the value, e.g `x as u8` where `x: u32`, or `x as i32` where `x: f32`
  37 [cast_possible_wrap](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#cast_possible_wrap)                             | allow   | casts that may cause wrapping around the value, e.g `x as i32` where `x: u32` and `x > i32::MAX`
  38 [cast_precision_loss](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#cast_precision_loss)                           | allow   | casts that cause loss of precision, e.g `x as f32` where `x: u64`
  39 [cast_sign_loss](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#cast_sign_loss)                                     | allow   | casts from signed types to unsigned types, e.g `x as u32` where `x: i32`
  40 [char_lit_as_u8](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#char_lit_as_u8)                                     | warn    | casting a character literal to u8
  41 [chars_next_cmp](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#chars_next_cmp)                                     | warn    | using `.chars().next()` to check if a string starts with a char
  42 [clone_double_ref](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#clone_double_ref)                                 | warn    | using `clone` on `&&T`
  43 [clone_on_copy](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#clone_on_copy)                                       | warn    | using `clone` on a `Copy` type
  44 [cmp_nan](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#cmp_nan)                                                   | deny    | comparisons to NAN, which will always return false, probably not intended
  45 [cmp_owned](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#cmp_owned)                                               | warn    | creating owned instances for comparing with others, e.g. `x == "foo".to_string()`
  46 [collapsible_if](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#collapsible_if)                                     | warn    | `if`s that can be collapsed (e.g. `if x { if y { ... } }` and `else { if x { ... } }`)
  47 [crosspointer_transmute](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#crosspointer_transmute)                     | warn    | transmutes that have to or from types that are a pointer to the other
  48 [cyclomatic_complexity](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#cyclomatic_complexity)                       | warn    | functions that should be split up into multiple functions
  49 [deprecated_semver](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#deprecated_semver)                               | warn    | use of `#[deprecated(since = "x")]` where x is not semver
  50 [derive_hash_xor_eq](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#derive_hash_xor_eq)                             | warn    | deriving `Hash` but implementing `PartialEq` explicitly
  51 [doc_markdown](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#doc_markdown)                                         | warn    | presence of `_`, `::` or camel-case outside backticks in documentation
  52 [double_neg](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#double_neg)                                             | warn    | `--x`, which is a double negation of `x` and not a pre-decrement as in C/C++
  53 [drop_ref](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#drop_ref)                                                 | warn    | calls to `std::mem::drop` with a reference instead of an owned value
  54 [duplicate_underscore_argument](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#duplicate_underscore_argument)       | warn    | function arguments having names which only differ by an underscore
  55 [empty_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#empty_loop)                                             | warn    | empty `loop {}`, which should block or sleep
  56 [enum_clike_unportable_variant](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#enum_clike_unportable_variant)       | warn    | C-like enums that are `repr(isize/usize)` and have values that don't fit into an `i32`
  57 [enum_glob_use](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#enum_glob_use)                                       | allow   | use items that import all variants of an enum
  58 [enum_variant_names](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#enum_variant_names)                             | warn    | enums where all variants share a prefix/postfix
  59 [eq_op](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#eq_op)                                                       | warn    | equal operands on both sides of a comparison or bitwise combination (e.g. `x == x`)
  60 [eval_order_dependence](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#eval_order_dependence)                       | warn    | whether a variable read occurs before a write depends on sub-expression evaluation order
  61 [expl_impl_clone_on_copy](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#expl_impl_clone_on_copy)                   | warn    | implementing `Clone` explicitly on `Copy` types
  62 [explicit_counter_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#explicit_counter_loop)                       | warn    | for-looping with an explicit counter when `_.enumerate()` would do
  63 [explicit_iter_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#explicit_iter_loop)                             | warn    | for-looping over `_.iter()` or `_.iter_mut()` when `&_` or `&mut _` would do
  64 [extend_from_slice](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#extend_from_slice)                               | warn    | `.extend_from_slice(_)` is a faster way to extend a Vec by a slice
  65 [filter_map](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#filter_map)                                             | allow   | using combinations of `filter`, `map`, `filter_map` and `flat_map` which can usually be written as a single method call
  66 [filter_next](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#filter_next)                                           | warn    | using `filter(p).next()`, which is more succinctly expressed as `.find(p)`
  67 [float_arithmetic](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#float_arithmetic)                                 | allow   | any floating-point arithmetic statement
  68 [float_cmp](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#float_cmp)                                               | warn    | using `==` or `!=` on float values instead of comparing difference with an epsilon
  69 [for_kv_map](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#for_kv_map)                                             | warn    | looping on a map using `iter` when `keys` or `values` would do
  70 [for_loop_over_option](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#for_loop_over_option)                         | warn    | for-looping over an `Option`, which is more clearly expressed as an `if let`
  71 [for_loop_over_result](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#for_loop_over_result)                         | warn    | for-looping over a `Result`, which is more clearly expressed as an `if let`
  72 [identity_op](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#identity_op)                                           | warn    | using identity operations, e.g. `x + 0` or `y / 1`
  73 [if_not_else](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#if_not_else)                                           | allow   | `if` branches that could be swapped so no negation operation is necessary on the condition
  74 [if_same_then_else](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#if_same_then_else)                               | warn    | if with the same *then* and *else* blocks
  75 [ifs_same_cond](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#ifs_same_cond)                                       | warn    | consecutive `ifs` with the same condition
  76 [indexing_slicing](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#indexing_slicing)                                 | allow   | indexing/slicing usage
  77 [ineffective_bit_mask](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#ineffective_bit_mask)                         | warn    | expressions where a bit mask will be rendered useless by a comparison, e.g. `(x | 1) > 2`
  78 [inline_always](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#inline_always)                                       | warn    | use of `#[inline(always)]`
  79 [integer_arithmetic](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#integer_arithmetic)                             | allow   | any integer arithmetic statement
  80 [invalid_regex](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#invalid_regex)                                       | deny    | invalid regular expressions
  81 [invalid_upcast_comparisons](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#invalid_upcast_comparisons)             | allow   | a comparison involving an upcast which is always true or false
  82 [items_after_statements](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#items_after_statements)                     | allow   | blocks where an item comes after a statement
  83 [iter_next_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#iter_next_loop)                                     | warn    | for-looping over `_.next()` which is probably not intended
  84 [iter_nth](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#iter_nth)                                                 | warn    | using `.iter().nth()` on a standard library type with O(1) element access
  85 [len_without_is_empty](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#len_without_is_empty)                         | warn    | traits and impls that have `.len()` but not `.is_empty()`
  86 [len_zero](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#len_zero)                                                 | warn    | checking `.len() == 0` or `.len() > 0` (or similar) when `.is_empty()` could be used instead
  87 [let_and_return](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#let_and_return)                                     | warn    | creating a let-binding and then immediately returning it like `let x = expr; x` at the end of a block
  88 [let_unit_value](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#let_unit_value)                                     | warn    | creating a let binding to a value of unit type, which usually can't be used afterwards
  89 [linkedlist](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#linkedlist)                                             | warn    | usage of LinkedList, usually a vector is faster, or a more specialized data structure like a VecDeque
  90 [logic_bug](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#logic_bug)                                               | warn    | boolean expressions that contain terminals which can be eliminated
  91 [manual_swap](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#manual_swap)                                           | warn    | manual swap of two variables
  92 [many_single_char_names](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#many_single_char_names)                     | warn    | too many single character bindings
  93 [map_clone](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#map_clone)                                               | warn    | using `.map(|x| x.clone())` to clone an iterator or option's contents
  94 [map_entry](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#map_entry)                                               | warn    | use of `contains_key` followed by `insert` on a `HashMap` or `BTreeMap`
  95 [match_bool](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#match_bool)                                             | warn    | a match on a boolean expression instead of an `if..else` block
  96 [match_overlapping_arm](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#match_overlapping_arm)                       | warn    | a match with overlapping arms
  97 [match_ref_pats](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#match_ref_pats)                                     | warn    | a match or `if let` with all arms prefixed with `&` instead of deref-ing the match expression
  98 [match_same_arms](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#match_same_arms)                                   | warn    | `match` with identical arm bodies
  99 [mem_forget](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#mem_forget)                                             | allow   | `mem::forget` usage on `Drop` types, likely to cause memory leaks
 100 [min_max](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#min_max)                                                   | warn    | `min(_, max(_, _))` (or vice versa) with bounds clamping the result to a constant
 101 [misrefactored_assign_op](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#misrefactored_assign_op)                   | warn    | having a variable on both sides of an assign op
 102 [mixed_case_hex_literals](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#mixed_case_hex_literals)                   | warn    | hex literals whose letter digits are not consistently upper- or lowercased
 103 [module_inception](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#module_inception)                                 | warn    | modules that have the same name as their parent module
 104 [modulo_one](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#modulo_one)                                             | warn    | taking a number modulo 1, which always returns 0
 105 [mut_mut](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#mut_mut)                                                   | allow   | usage of double-mut refs, e.g. `&mut &mut ...`
 106 [mutex_atomic](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#mutex_atomic)                                         | warn    | using a mutex where an atomic value could be used instead
 107 [mutex_integer](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#mutex_integer)                                       | allow   | using a mutex for an integer type
 108 [needless_bool](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_bool)                                       | warn    | if-statements with plain booleans in the then- and else-clause, e.g. `if p { true } else { false }`
 109 [needless_borrow](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_borrow)                                   | warn    | taking a reference that is going to be automatically dereferenced
 110 [needless_lifetimes](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_lifetimes)                             | warn    | using explicit lifetimes for references in function arguments when elision rules would allow omitting them
 111 [needless_range_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_range_loop)                           | warn    | for-looping over a range of indices where an iterator over items would do
 112 [needless_return](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_return)                                   | warn    | using a return statement like `return expr;` where an expression would suffice
 113 [needless_update](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_update)                                   | warn    | using `Foo { ..base }` when there are no missing fields
 114 [neg_multiply](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#neg_multiply)                                         | warn    | multiplying integers with -1
 115 [new_ret_no_self](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#new_ret_no_self)                                   | warn    | not returning `Self` in a `new` method
 116 [new_without_default](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#new_without_default)                           | warn    | `fn new() -> Self` method without `Default` implementation
 117 [new_without_default_derive](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#new_without_default_derive)             | warn    | `fn new() -> Self` without `#[derive]`able `Default` implementation
 118 [no_effect](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#no_effect)                                               | warn    | statements with no effect
 119 [non_ascii_literal](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#non_ascii_literal)                               | allow   | using any literal non-ASCII chars in a string literal instead of using the `\\u` escape
 120 [nonminimal_bool](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#nonminimal_bool)                                   | allow   | boolean expressions that can be written more concisely
 121 [nonsensical_open_options](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#nonsensical_open_options)                 | warn    | nonsensical combination of options for opening a file
 122 [not_unsafe_ptr_arg_deref](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#not_unsafe_ptr_arg_deref)                 | warn    | public functions dereferencing raw pointer arguments but not marked `unsafe`
 123 [ok_expect](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#ok_expect)                                               | warn    | using `ok().expect()`, which gives worse error messages than calling `expect` directly on the Result
 124 [option_map_unwrap_or](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#option_map_unwrap_or)                         | warn    | using `Option.map(f).unwrap_or(a)`, which is more succinctly expressed as `map_or(a, f)`
 125 [option_map_unwrap_or_else](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#option_map_unwrap_or_else)               | warn    | using `Option.map(f).unwrap_or_else(g)`, which is more succinctly expressed as `map_or_else(g, f)`
 126 [option_unwrap_used](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#option_unwrap_used)                             | allow   | using `Option.unwrap()`, which should at least get a better message using `expect()`
 127 [or_fun_call](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#or_fun_call)                                           | warn    | using any `*or` method with a function call, which suggests `*or_else`
 128 [out_of_bounds_indexing](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#out_of_bounds_indexing)                     | deny    | out of bounds constant indexing
 129 [overflow_check_conditional](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#overflow_check_conditional)             | warn    | overflow checks inspired by C which are likely to panic
 130 [panic_params](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#panic_params)                                         | warn    | missing parameters in `panic!` calls
 131 [precedence](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#precedence)                                             | warn    | operations where precedence may be unclear
 132 [print_stdout](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#print_stdout)                                         | allow   | printing on stdout
 133 [print_with_newline](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#print_with_newline)                             | warn    | using `print!()` with a format string that ends in a newline
 134 [ptr_arg](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#ptr_arg)                                                   | warn    | arguments of the type `&Vec<...>` (instead of `&[...]`) or `&String` (instead of `&str`)
 135 [range_step_by_zero](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#range_step_by_zero)                             | warn    | using `Range::step_by(0)`, which produces an infinite iterator
 136 [range_zip_with_len](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#range_zip_with_len)                             | warn    | zipping iterator with a range when `enumerate()` would do
 137 [redundant_closure](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#redundant_closure)                               | warn    | redundant closures, i.e. `|a| foo(a)` (which can be written as just `foo`)
 138 [redundant_closure_call](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#redundant_closure_call)                     | warn    | throwaway closures called in the expression they are defined
 139 [redundant_pattern](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#redundant_pattern)                               | warn    | using `name @ _` in a pattern
 140 [regex_macro](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#regex_macro)                                           | warn    | use of `regex!(_)` instead of `Regex::new(_)`
 141 [result_unwrap_used](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#result_unwrap_used)                             | allow   | using `Result.unwrap()`, which might be better handled
 142 [reverse_range_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#reverse_range_loop)                             | warn    | iteration over an empty range, such as `10..0` or `5..5`
 143 [search_is_some](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#search_is_some)                                     | warn    | using an iterator search followed by `is_some()`, which is more succinctly expressed as a call to `any()`
 144 [serde_api_misuse](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#serde_api_misuse)                                 | warn    | various things that will negatively affect your serde experience
 145 [shadow_reuse](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#shadow_reuse)                                         | allow   | rebinding a name to an expression that re-uses the original value, e.g. `let x = x + 1`
 146 [shadow_same](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#shadow_same)                                           | allow   | rebinding a name to itself, e.g. `let mut x = &mut x`
 147 [shadow_unrelated](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#shadow_unrelated)                                 | allow   | rebinding a name without even using the original value
 148 [should_implement_trait](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#should_implement_trait)                     | warn    | defining a method that should be implementing a std trait
 149 [similar_names](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#similar_names)                                       | allow   | similarly named items and bindings
 150 [single_char_pattern](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#single_char_pattern)                           | warn    | using a single-character str where a char could be used, e.g. `_.split("x")`
 151 [single_match](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#single_match)                                         | warn    | a match statement with a single nontrivial arm (i.e, where the other arm is `_ => {}`) instead of `if let`
 152 [single_match_else](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#single_match_else)                               | allow   | a match statement with a two arms where the second arm's pattern is a wildcard instead of `if let`
 153 [string_add](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#string_add)                                             | allow   | using `x + ..` where x is a `String` instead of `push_str()`
 154 [string_add_assign](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#string_add_assign)                               | allow   | using `x = x + ..` where x is a `String` instead of `push_str()`
 155 [string_lit_as_bytes](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#string_lit_as_bytes)                           | warn    | calling `as_bytes` on a string literal instead of using a byte string literal
 156 [stutter](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#stutter)                                                   | allow   | type names prefixed/postfixed with their containing module's name
 157 [suspicious_assignment_formatting](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#suspicious_assignment_formatting) | warn    | suspicious formatting of `*=`, `-=` or `!=`
 158 [suspicious_else_formatting](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#suspicious_else_formatting)             | warn    | suspicious formatting of `else if`
 159 [temporary_assignment](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#temporary_assignment)                         | warn    | assignments to temporaries
 160 [temporary_cstring_as_ptr](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#temporary_cstring_as_ptr)                 | warn    | getting the inner pointer of a temporary `CString`
 161 [too_many_arguments](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#too_many_arguments)                             | warn    | functions with too many arguments
 162 [toplevel_ref_arg](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#toplevel_ref_arg)                                 | warn    | an entire binding declared as `ref`, in a function argument or a `let` statement
 163 [transmute_ptr_to_ref](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#transmute_ptr_to_ref)                         | warn    | transmutes from a pointer to a reference type
 164 [trivial_regex](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#trivial_regex)                                       | warn    | trivial regular expressions
 165 [type_complexity](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#type_complexity)                                   | warn    | usage of very complex types that might be better factored into `type` definitions
 166 [unicode_not_nfc](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unicode_not_nfc)                                   | allow   | using a unicode literal not in NFC normal form (see [unicode tr15](http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr15/) for further information)
 167 [unit_cmp](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unit_cmp)                                                 | warn    | comparing unit values
 168 [unnecessary_mut_passed](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unnecessary_mut_passed)                     | warn    | an argument passed as a mutable reference although the callee only demands an immutable reference
 169 [unnecessary_operation](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unnecessary_operation)                       | warn    | outer expressions with no effect
 170 [unneeded_field_pattern](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unneeded_field_pattern)                     | warn    | struct fields bound to a wildcard instead of using `..`
 171 [unsafe_removed_from_name](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unsafe_removed_from_name)                 | warn    | `unsafe` removed from API names on import
 172 [unseparated_literal_suffix](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unseparated_literal_suffix)             | allow   | literals whose suffix is not separated by an underscore
 173 [unused_collect](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unused_collect)                                     | warn    | `collect()`ing an iterator without using the result; this is usually better written as a for loop
 174 [unused_label](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unused_label)                                         | warn    | unused labels
 175 [unused_lifetimes](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#unused_lifetimes)                                 | warn    | unused lifetimes in function definitions
 176 [use_debug](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#use_debug)                                               | allow   | use of `Debug`-based formatting
 177 [used_underscore_binding](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#used_underscore_binding)                   | allow   | using a binding which is prefixed with an underscore
 178 [useless_attribute](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#useless_attribute)                               | warn    | use of lint attributes on `extern crate` items
 179 [useless_format](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#useless_format)                                     | warn    | useless use of `format!`
 180 [useless_let_if_seq](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#useless_let_if_seq)                             | warn    | unidiomatic `let mut` declaration followed by initialization in `if`
 181 [useless_transmute](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#useless_transmute)                               | warn    | transmutes that have the same to and from types or could be a cast/coercion
 182 [useless_vec](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#useless_vec)                                           | warn    | useless `vec!`
 183 [while_let_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#while_let_loop)                                     | warn    | `loop { if let { ... } else break }`, which can be written as a `while let` loop
 184 [while_let_on_iterator](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#while_let_on_iterator)                       | warn    | using a while-let loop instead of a for loop on an iterator
 185 [wrong_pub_self_convention](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#wrong_pub_self_convention)               | allow   | defining a public method named with an established prefix (like "into_") that takes `self` with the wrong convention
 186 [wrong_self_convention](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#wrong_self_convention)                       | warn    | defining a method named with an established prefix (like "into_") that takes `self` with the wrong convention
 187 [wrong_transmute](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#wrong_transmute)                                   | warn    | transmutes that are confusing at best, undefined behaviour at worst and always useless
 188 [zero_divided_by_zero](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#zero_divided_by_zero)                         | warn    | usage of `0.0 / 0.0` to obtain NaN instead of std::f32::NaN or std::f64::NaN
 189 [zero_width_space](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#zero_width_space)                                 | deny    | using a zero-width space in a string literal, which is confusing
 190
 191 More to come, please [file an issue](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/issues) if you have ideas!
 192
 193 ## Usage
 194
 195 As a general rule clippy will only work with the *latest* Rust nightly for now.
 196
 197 ### As a Compiler Plugin
 198
 199 Since stable Rust is backwards compatible, you should be able to
 200 compile your stable programs with nightly Rust with clippy plugged in to
 201 circumvent this.
 202
 203 Add in your `Cargo.toml`:
 204
 205 ```toml
 206 [dependencies]
 207 clippy = "*"
 208 ```
 209
 210 You then need to add `#![feature(plugin)]` and `#![plugin(clippy)]` to the top
 211 of your crate entry point (`main.rs` or `lib.rs`).
 212
 213 Sample `main.rs`:
 214
 215 ```rust
 216 #![feature(plugin)]
 217
 218 #![plugin(clippy)]
 219
 220
 221 fn main(){
 222     let x = Some(1u8);
 223     match x {
 224         Some(y) => println!("{:?}", y),
 225         _ => ()
 226     }
 227 }
 228 ```
 229
 230 Produces this warning:
 231
 232 ```terminal
 233 src/main.rs:8:5: 11:6 warning: you seem to be trying to use match for destructuring a single type. Consider using `if let`, #[warn(single_match)] on by default
 234 src/main.rs:8     match x {
 235 src/main.rs:9         Some(y) => println!("{:?}", y),
 236 src/main.rs:10         _ => ()
 237 src/main.rs:11     }
 238 src/main.rs:8:5: 11:6 help: Try
 239 if let Some(y) = x { println!("{:?}", y) }
 240 ```
 241
 242 ### As a cargo subcommand (`cargo clippy`)
 243
 244 An alternate way to use clippy is by installing clippy through cargo as a cargo
 245 subcommand.
 246
 247 ```terminal
 248 cargo install clippy
 249 ```
 250
 251 Now you can run clippy by invoking `cargo clippy`, or
 252 `rustup run nightly cargo clippy` directly from a directory that is usually
 253 compiled with stable.
 254
 255 In case you are not using rustup, you need to set the environment flag
 256 `SYSROOT` during installation so clippy knows where to find `librustc` and
 257 similar crates.
 258
 259 ```terminal
 260 SYSROOT=/path/to/rustc/sysroot cargo install clippy
 261 ```
 262
 263 ### Running clippy from the command line without installing
 264
 265 To have cargo compile your crate with clippy without needing `#![plugin(clippy)]`
 266 in your code, you can use:
 267
 268 ```terminal
 269 cargo rustc -- -L /path/to/clippy_so -Z extra-plugins=clippy
 270 ```
 271
 272 *[Note](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#a-word-of-warning):*
 273 Be sure that clippy was compiled with the same version of rustc that cargo invokes here!
 274
 275 ### Optional dependency
 276
 277 If you want to make clippy an optional dependency, you can do the following:
 278
 279 In your `Cargo.toml`:
 280
 281 ```toml
 282 [dependencies]
 283 clippy = {version = "*", optional = true}
 284
 285 [features]
 286 default = []
 287 ```
 288
 289 And, in your `main.rs` or `lib.rs`:
 290
 291 ```rust
 292 #![cfg_attr(feature="clippy", feature(plugin))]
 293
 294 #![cfg_attr(feature="clippy", plugin(clippy))]
 295 ```
 296
 297 Then build by enabling the feature: `cargo build --features "clippy"`
 298
 299 Instead of adding the `cfg_attr` attributes you can also run clippy on demand:
 300 `cargo rustc --features clippy -- -Z no-trans -Z extra-plugins=clippy`
 301 (the `-Z no trans`, while not neccessary, will stop the compilation process after
 302 typechecking (and lints) have completed, which can significantly reduce the runtime).
 303
 304 ## Configuration
 305
 306 Some lints can be configured in a `clippy.toml` file. It contains basic `variable = value` mapping eg.
 307
 308 ```toml
 309 blacklisted-names = ["toto", "tata", "titi"]
 310 cyclomatic-complexity-threshold = 30
 311 ```
 312
 313 See the wiki for more information about which lints can be configured and the
 314 meaning of the variables.
 315
 316 You can also specify the path to the configuration file with:
 317
 318 ```rust
 319 #![plugin(clippy(conf_file="path/to/clippy's/configuration"))]
 320 ```
 321
 322 To deactivate the “for further information visit *wiki-link*” message you can
 323 define the `CLIPPY_DISABLE_WIKI_LINKS` environment variable.
 324
 325 ### Allowing/denying lints
 326
 327 You can add options  to `allow`/`warn`/`deny`:
 328
 329 *   the whole set of `Warn` lints using the `clippy` lint group (`#![deny(clippy)]`)
 330
 331 *   all lints using both the `clippy` and `clippy_pedantic` lint groups (`#![deny(clippy)]`,
 332     `#![deny(clippy_pedantic)]`). Note that `clippy_pedantic` contains some very aggressive
 333     lints prone to false positives.
 334
 335 *   only some lints (`#![deny(single_match, box_vec)]`, etc)
 336
 337 *   `allow`/`warn`/`deny` can be limited to a single function or module using `#[allow(...)]`, etc
 338
 339 Note: `deny` produces errors instead of warnings.
 340
 341 ## Link with clippy service
 342
 343 `clippy-service` is a rust web initiative providing `rust-clippy` as a web service.
 344
 345 Both projects are independent and maintained by different people
 346 (even if some `clippy-service`'s contributions are authored by some `rust-clippy` members).
 347
 348 You can check out this great service at [clippy.bashy.io](https://clippy.bashy.io/).
 349
 350 ## License
 351
 352 Licensed under [MPL](https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/).
 353 If you're having issues with the license, let me know and I'll try to change it to something more permissive.