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 * The results are dumped to stdout
 * A failing violation will return a non-zero exit code.
-* A warning will return a zero/success exit code.
+* A warning will return a zero/success exit code, unless you provide the `--fail-on-warnings` flag
 * A fatal violation stops analysis (per file) because the template is malformed in some severe way
 
 ## Running in Docker