# Linting operator minus -

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linting-operator-minus/45576>\
**Category:** VS Code\
**Tags:** bug, lint\
**Created:** [August 26, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linting-operator-minus/45576 "2020-08-26T14:05:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![DOT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@DOT](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DOT)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linting-operator-minus/45576/1 "2020-08-26T14:05:46Z")

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When operator - has a type assert for the return type, the linter declares the two arguments “Missing References” (orange under-wriggle in the screenshot):

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/9/7/9753ab78d4f4f1ef0d74976f054ef4c84ba39690.png)