Hi,
Here I have my code which exactly functions as nl command in unix. How can I replace my buffer using malloc which reads unlimited line length and where as my code reads 100 char per line.

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>

#define MAX_LINE_LENGTH 100


//Prototypes:
void nl_stream (FILE *fpntr,char *file_pathname);
char *get_next_line(FILE *fpntr);


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char *file_pathname;
  FILE *fpntr;
  int i, error = 0;

  //Either read from stdin, or loop through file arguments:
  if(argc == 1) {
    nl_stream(stdin,"stdin"); }
  else
    for (i=1; i<argc; i++) {
      file_pathname = argv[i];
      //See if file_pathname is really a file as opposed to "-" (a dash), meaning stdin:
      if (strcmp(file_pathname,"-") != 0) {
        //Open the file:
        if ((fpntr = fopen(file_pathname, "r")) != NULL) {
          //do nl for the open file:
          nl_stream(fpntr,file_pathname);
          //Close file:
          fclose(fpntr); }
        else {
          //File could not be opened, so just print error message in style of nl,
          //but continue with remaining arguments as nl does (return failure code):
          fprintf(stderr,"%s: %s: %s\n", argv[0], file_pathname, strerror(errno));
          error = 1; } }
      else
        //file_pathname is "-" (a dash), so use stdin:
        nl_stream(stdin,"stdin"); }

  if (!error)
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
  else
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
}


//Extra procedure to carry out the functionality of nl on a stream/FILE*
//(i.e., an already opened file).
//Exits with failure status if a (read) error occurs.
//file_pathname parameter is included to be able to print out better error messages.
void nl_stream(FILE *fpntr, char *file_pathname)
{
  //Need static var in procedure to be able to maintain line number between calls:
  static int next_line_number = 1;

  //Just need char* to hold line since array for line is allocated elsewhere:
  char *next_line;

  //Repeatedly get next line in file until EOF or error occurs:
  while ((next_line = get_next_line(fpntr)) != NULL)
    //Check is returned line is blank and print it out appropriately
    //depending on whether it is or is not:
    if (strcmp(next_line,"") == 0)
      printf("       \n");
    else
      printf("%6d\t%s\n",next_line_number++,next_line);

  //Check if NULL return was due to an error and print message and exit if it was:
  //(Would indicate a serious problem reading from the stream, so should not happen.)
  if (ferror(fpntr)) {
    fprintf(stderr,"Error reading from file %s: %s\n", file_pathname, strerror(errno));
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
}


//Required function, which gets the next line from the stream and places it into
//a line buffer/array as a valid C string, then returns it.
//Buffer array is created locally and is static so it can be returned.
//Returns string (pointer to line buffer), or else NULL if an error occurs while
//trying to read from the string or if there is an immediate EOF (nothing left in file).
char *get_next_line(FILE *fpntr)
{
  //Allocate space to store lines, making static so can return from function:
  static char line_buff[MAX_LINE_LENGTH+1];  //Note: include space for '\0'
  int buff_pos, next_char;

  //Loop throughs chars in file until encounter EOL, EOF, or error,
  //placing chars into next position in line_buff:
  buff_pos = 0;
  while ((next_char = fgetc(fpntr)) != '\n' && next_char != EOF)
    line_buff[buff_pos++] = next_char;

  //Make sure that line_buff always contains a valid C string:
  line_buff[buff_pos] = '\0';

  //Check whether to return the string or NULL:
  //(Will return NULL only if got EOF back from fgetc and if
  //nothing was read from file or there was an error reading.)
  if (next_char == EOF && (buff_pos == 0 || ferror(fpntr)))
    return NULL;
  else
    return line_buff;
}

// EOF

1. You should have used code tags when you posted that stuff. No one is going to read that unformatted code.

>>How can I replace my buffer using malloc which reads unlimited line
Use a linked list.

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