{"id":3542,"date":"2024-03-13T07:06:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-basic-book-management-system-in-c-language\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:48:26","slug":"how-to-create-a-basic-book-management-system-in-c-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-basic-book-management-system-in-c-language\/","title":{"rendered":"C Book Management System: Create a Library in C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can use the C programming language to create a basic library management system. 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Add book\\n\"<\/span>);\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">printf<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"2. Show all books\\n\"<\/span>);\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">printf<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"3. 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