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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 7e289a3..2b90d43 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
-void PrintHelp(void) {
+int print_help(void) {
printf("Usage: collatz <number>"
"\nMade by samuel@yakubos.org\n\n");
+ return 1;
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
- if ( argc < 2 || argc > 2) {
- PrintHelp();
- return 1;
- }
+ if ( argc < 2 || argc > 2) return print_help();
+
char *endptr;
- long int num;
- int steps = 0;
- num = strtol(argv[1], &endptr, 10);
+ int int_number = strtol(argv[1], &endptr, 10);
- printf("%li\n", num);
- while ( num > 1 ) {
- num = ( num & 1 ) ? num * 3 + 1 : num / 2;
- printf("%li\n", num);
+ /* check the number for nonsense */
+ if ( int_number <= 0 ) return print_help();
+ unsigned long long long_num = int_number;
+
+ int steps = 0;
+ while ( long_num > 1 ) {
+ long_num = ( long_num & 1 ) ? long_num * 3 + 1 : long_num / 2;
+ printf("%llu\n", long_num);
steps++;
}