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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

// CODE QUALITY:  Declare where you initialize.
//
// This example shows one option for when initialization may occur in one of
// two (or more) sections of code, only one of which will be executed.

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    int a = 50;  // ALSO OK
    if(argc == 1) {
        a = 10;
    }
    
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    int a;  // OK because we don't know in advance whether 'a' will be
            // initialized in the 'if' or the 'else' block.
    if(argc == 1) {
        a = 10;
    }
    else {
        a = 50;
    }
    
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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