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johnt337/awscli: cmd/ec2_tag/main.go; 4 LoC
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Description
Found a possible issue in [johnt337/awscli](https://www.github.com/johnt337/awscli) at [cmd/ec2_tag/main.go](https://github.com/johnt337/awscli/blob/b2166e39fd14572907da516bc07646cdd57716a6/cmd/ec2_tag/main.go#L105-L108)
Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.
> reference to resource is reassigned at line 107
[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/johnt337/awscli/blob/b2166e39fd14572907da516bc07646cdd57716a6/cmd/ec2_tag/main.go#L105-L108)
Click here to show the 4 line(s) of Go which triggered the analyzer.
```go
for pos, resource := range resources {
debugf("[DEBUG]: tagging resource: '%s'\n", resource)
ec2Resources[pos] = &resource
}
```
Leave a reaction on this issue to contribute to the project by classifying this instance as a **Bug** :-1:, **Mitigated** :+1:, or **Desirable Behavior** :rocket:
See the descriptions of the classifications [here](https://github.com/github-vet/rangeclosure-findings#how-can-i-help) for more information.
commit ID: b2166e39fd14572907da516bc07646cdd57716a6
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Research direction
Inspect cmd/ec2_tag/main.go around lines 105-108 and read the linked analyzer context first. Determine whether the reported range-loop reference is a real bug, mitigated, or desirable behavior, then leave the corresponding reaction; no test or separate entry point is mentioned.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100