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students.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/queue.h>

struct _Student
{
	LIST_ENTRY(_Student) entries;
	char name[20];
	int age;
	float gpa;

} _Student;

int main()
{
	FILE *myFile = fopen("/home/adam/Desktop/students.txt", "r");
	if (myFile == NULL)
	{
		printf("An error occurred while opening the file.\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// initialize the list
	LIST_HEAD(listhead, _Student) studentsHead;
	struct listhead *studentsp;
	LIST_INIT(&studentsHead);
	
	// read in all of the students
	while (1)
	{	
		struct _Student *tempStudent = malloc(sizeof(struct _Student));
		int status = fscanf(myFile, "%s %i %f", tempStudent->name, &tempStudent->age, &tempStudent->gpa);

		// check for end of file
		if (status != 3)
			break;
		
		// add this new student to the list
		LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&studentsHead, tempStudent, entries);
	}

	// traverse the list
	int studentCount = 0;
	struct _Student *itemS;
	for (itemS = studentsHead.lh_first; itemS != NULL; itemS = itemS->entries.le_next, studentCount++)
		printf("%s\t%i\t%.2f\n", itemS->name, itemS->age, itemS->gpa);
	printf("Total of %i students.\n", studentCount);

	// cleanup
	fclose(myFile);
	while (studentsHead.lh_first != NULL)
		LIST_REMOVE(studentsHead.lh_first, entries);

	return 0;
}

/* The input file looked like this:
Adam 17 94.0
D-Dog 17 74.2
Hanna 20 87.7
*/