📦 Inventory Management System in C

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🚀 Project Overview

A modular Inventory Management System developed using C Programming.

This project demonstrates:

• Linked List
• Dynamic Memory Allocation
• File Handling
• CRUD Operations
• Modular Programming
• Makefile Build System

The application allows users to manage products efficiently through a terminal-based interface.

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🖼️ Banner

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✨ Features

✅ Add Product
✅ View Products
✅ Search Product
✅ Update Product
✅ Delete Product
✅ File Storage using Binary Files
✅ Linked List Implementation
✅ Dynamic Memory Allocation
✅ Modular Project Structure

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🛠️ Technologies Used

Technology	Purpose
C Programming	Core Development
Linked List	Dynamic Data Storage
File Handling	Persistent Storage
Makefile	Build Automation
Git & GitHub	Version Control

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📂 Project Structure

Inventory-management-system/
│
├── data/
│   └── products.dat
│
├── includes/
│   └── header.h
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├── src/
│   ├── add_product.c
│   ├── delete_product.c
│   ├── file.c
│   ├── main.c
│   ├── search_product.c
│   ├── update_product.c
│   ├── utils.c
│   └── view_product.c
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├── Makefile
└── README.md

⚙️ Compilation

Using GCC :

cc src/*.c -Iincludes -o inventory

▶️ Run Project

./inventory

📸 Sample Output

===== INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM =====

1. Add Product
2. View Product
3. Search Product
4. Update Product
5. Delete Product
6. Exit

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🧠 Concepts Covered

• Structures
• Pointers
• Linked Lists
• Dynamic Memory Allocation
• File Handling
• Modular Programming
• CRUD Operations

📈 Future Improvements

• Admin Login
• Billing System
• Product Sorting
• CSV Export
• Low Stock Alert
• ANSI Color UI
• Search by Name

🧑‍💻 Author

Jagadeesh M

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.