RS.CLIPPY.PATH_BUF_PUSH_OVERWRITE

Calling `push` with file system root on `PathBuf` can overwrite it

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What it does

Checks for push calls on PathBuf that can cause overwrites.

Why is this bad?

Calling push with a root path at the start can overwrite the previous defined path.

Example

use std::path::PathBuf;

let mut x = PathBuf::from("/foo");
x.push("/bar");
assert_eq!(x, PathBuf::from("/bar"));

Could be written:

use std::path::PathBuf;

let mut x = PathBuf::from("/foo");
x.push("bar");
assert_eq!(x, PathBuf::from("/foo/bar"));