#include <stdio.h>
 
 
 
int main()
 
/* Ask for a filename and count number of lines in the file*/{
 
    //a pointer to a FILE structure
 
    FILE *fp;
 
    int no_lines = 0;
 
    //consider 40 character string to store filename
 
    char filename[40], sample_chr;
 
    //asks user for file name
 
    printf("Enter file name: ");
 
    //receives file name from user and stores in a string named 'filename'
 
    scanf("%s", filename);
 
    //open file in read mode
 
    fp = fopen(filename, "r");
 
    //get character from file and store in sample_chr
 
    sample_chr = getc(fp);
 
    while (sample_chr != EOF) {
 
        //Count whenever sample_chr is blank (new line) is encountered
 
        if (sample_chr == '')
 
        {    
 
            //increment variable 'no_lines' by 1
 
            no_lines=no_lines+1;
 
        }
 
        //take next character from file.
 
        sample_chr = getc(fp);
 
    }
 
    fclose(fp); //close file.
 
    printf("There are %d lines in %s 
 
    ", no_lines, filename);
 
    return 0;
 
}