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-# Header guard
-**Header guards** are a pattern used in C and C++ programming languages when writing header files. Header files (.h files) are files that are included in source files (.c and .cpp files) near the top (hence the name) using the `#include <...>` directive. They are used to allow multiple inclusions of the same file but prevent multiple definition errors.
-Header guards follow the same general pattern:
-```c
-#ifndef __HEADER_GUARD_H__
-#define __HEADER_GUARD_H__
-// ...
-#endif /* __HEADER_GUARD_H__ (This is just a comment) */
-```
-In C and C++ programming languages, `#include` is nothing but text substitution. If you include something multiple times
-## Example
-A prototypical example of a header guard is the following.
-```c
-// hello_world.h
-#ifndef __HELLO_WORLD_H__
-#define __HELLO_WORLD_H__
-struct Hello {
-    const char *text = "world";
-};
-#endif /* __HELLO_WORLD_H__ */
-```
-This allows multiple inclusion of "hello\_world.h"
-```c
-// main.c
-#include <hello_world.h>
-#include <hello_world.h>
-int main() {
-    Hello world;
-    return 0;
-}
-```