diff --git a/Searching/Linear Search/linearSearch.c b/Searching/Linear Search/linearSearch.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+    //Declaration of size, search and iteration variable element variables
+    long int size, ele, i;
+
+    // toggle to check if element is not found
+    int toggle = 0;
+    //user input size of the array
+    printf("Enter the size of the array:: ");
+    scanf("%ld", &size);
+
+    //myArray Array variable with size field
+    long int myArray[size];
+
+    //loop to input the array elements
+    printf("Enter the elements of the array::\n");
+    for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
+    {
+        scanf("%ld",&myArray[i]);
+    }
+
+    //displaying the elements of the array
+    printf("Your array is::\n");
+    for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
+    {
+        printf("%ld, ",myArray[i]);
+    }
+
+    //user input searching element
+    printf("\nEnter the element to be searched for:: ");
+    scanf("%ld", &ele);
+
+    //scanning the array for the element
+    for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
+    {
+        if(myArray[i] == ele)
+        {
+            printf("Found at Position :: %ld", i+1);
+            toggle = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    //condition to check if element is not present
+    if(toggle == 0)
+    {
+        printf("Requested element not present in the array");
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}