From 6ef3d4a66016327b2b6e677e92127b9ac28bf196 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Quinn <quinnthepigeon@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025 17:27:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add bounds to numbered input

---
 src/main.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 08fff93..01c32aa 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 		errno = 0;
 		long const c = strtol(argv[i], NULL, 10);
 		if (errno == EINVAL) error("syntax error for string: %s\n", argv[i]);
+		if (c < 1 || c > (LONG_MAX - 1)) error("count may only be in between 1 and %l. Received %l", LONG_MAX, c);
 
 		// perform for the input count
 		for (long j = 0; j < c; ++j) {