linear_search.c

/*
    below we have implemented a simple function
    for linear search in C
    - values[] => array with all the values
    - target => value to be found
    - n => total number of elements in the array
*/
int linearSearch(int values[], int target, int n)
{
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        if (values[i] == target)
        {       
            return i;
        }
    }
    return -1;
}