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update the shared docs tests doc for memcheck #923

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Expand Up @@ -16,4 +16,13 @@ As you progress through the tests, take the time to refactor your implementation

Try to use standard C99 facilities in preference to writing your own low-level algorithms or facilities by hand.

## Checking for memory leaks

The makefile comes also with a build that checks some common mistakes regarding memory leaks and out of bound access to arrays.
To run these checks, use the following at the command line:

```console
$ make memcheck
```

[3-tdd-rules]: https://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2014/12/17/TheCyclesOfTDD.html