/*PRINTFLIKEn*/

Applies lint-style check to the first (n-1) arguments as usual. The nth argument is interpreted as a printf format string that is used to check the remaining arguments.

/*SCANFLIKEn*/

Applies lint-style check to the first (n-1) arguments as usual. The nth argument is interpreted as a scanf format string that is used to check the remaining arguments.

/*ARGSUSEDn*/

Applies lint-style check to only the first n arguments for usage; a missing n is taken to be 0 (this option acts like the -v option for the next function).

/*VARARGSn*/

Suppresses the usual checking for variable numbers of arguments in the following function declaration. The data types of the first n arguments are checked; a missing n is taken to be 0. The use of the ellipsis terminator (...) in the definition is suggested in new or updated code.

/*NOTREACHED*/

Stops comments about unreachable code when placed at appropriate points. (This comment is typically placed just after calls to functions like exit).

/*REFERENCED*/

Tells the compiler that the variable defined after comment is referenced.