Write a program in C to delete a specific line from a text file

In this program, user is asked for a filename he needs to change. User is also asked
for the line number that is to be deleted. The filename is stored in 'filename'. The
file is opened and all the data is transferred to another file except that one line the
user specifies to delete.

Program:

Program to delete a specific line.
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#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
FILE *fp1, *fp2;
//consider 40 character string to store filename
char filename[40];
char c;
int del_line, temp = 1;
//asks user for file name
printf("Enter file name: ");
//receives file name from user and stores in 'filename'
gets(filename);
//open file in read mode
fp1 = fopen(filename, "r");
c = getc(fp1);
//until the last character of file is obtained
while (c != EOF)
{
printf("%c", c);
//print current character and read next character
c = getc(fp1);
}
//rewind
rewind(fp1);
printf(" \n Enter line number of the line to be deleted:");
//accept number from user.
scanf("%d", &del_line);
//open new file in write mode
fp2 = fopen("copy.c", "w");
c = getc(fp1);
while (c != EOF) {
c = getc(fp1);
if (c == '\n')
temp++;
//except the line to be deleted
if (temp != del_line)
{
//copy all lines in file copy.c
putc(c, fp2);
}}
//close both the files.
fclose(fp1);
fclose(fp2);
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//remove original file
remove(filename);
//rename the file copy.c to original name
rename("copy.c", filename);
printf("\n The contents of file after being modified are as
follows:\n");
fp1 = fopen(filename, "r");
c = getc(fp1);
while (c != EOF) {
printf("%c", c);
c = getc(fp1);
}
fclose(fp1);
system("pause");
}
Output:
Enter file name:abc.txt
hi.
hello
how are you?
I am fine
hope the same
Enter line number of the line to be deleted:4
The contents of file after being modified are as follows:
hi.
hello
how are you?
hope the same
press any key to continue. . .
Explanation:

In this program, user is asked for a filename that needs to be modified. Entered file name is stored in a char array 'filename'. This file is opened in read mode using file pointer 'fp1'. Character 'c' is used to read characters from the file and print them to the output. User is asked for the line number in the file to be deleted. The file pointer is rewinded back and all the lines of the file except for the line to be deleted are copied into another file "copy.c". Now "copy.c" is renamed to the original filename. The original file is opened in read mode and the modified contents of the file are displayed on the screen.