ssize_t is a weird one, the only negative value it is guaranteed to store is -1. > The type ssize_t shall be capable of storing values at least in the range [-

ssize_t is a weird one, the only negative value it is guaranteed to store is -1. > The type ssize_t shall be capable of storing values at least in the range [-1, {SSIZE_MAX}]. [1] https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/sys_types.h.html https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/sy...