Here is source code of the C Program to create employee file name record that is taken from the command line argument. The C program is successfully compiled and run on a Linux system. The program output is also shown below.

/*
* C Program to Create Employee File Name Record that is taken from the Command-Line Argument
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <string.h>

struct emprec
{
int empid;
char *name;
};
typedef struct emprec emp;

void insert(char *a);
void display(char *a);
void update(char *a);
int count;
void main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int choice;

while (1)
{
printf("Enter the choice\n");
printf("1-Insert a new record into file\n2-Display the records\n");
printf("3-Update the record\n4-Exit\n");
scanf("%d", &choice);
switch (choice)
{
case 1:
insert(argv[1]);
break;
case 2:
display(argv[1]);
break;
case 3:
update(argv[1]);
break;
case 4:
exit(0);
default:
printf("Enter the correct choice\n");
}
}
}

/* To insert a new recored into the file */
void insert(char *a)
{
FILE *fp1;
emp *temp1 = (emp *)malloc(sizeof(emp));
temp1->name = (char *)malloc(200 * sizeof(char)); //allocating memory for pointer

fp1 = fopen(a, "a+");
if (fp1 == NULL)
perror("");
else
{
printf("Enter the employee id\n");
scanf("%d", &temp1->empid);
fwrite(&temp1->empid, sizeof(int), 1, fp1);
printf("Enter the employee name\n");
scanf(" %[^\n]s", temp1->name);
fwrite(temp1->name, 200, 1, fp1);
count++;
}
fclose(fp1);
free(temp1);
free(temp1->name);
}

/* To display the records in the file */
void display(char *a)
{
FILE *fp1;
char ch;
int var = count;
emp *temp = (emp *)malloc(sizeof(emp));
temp->name = (char *)malloc(200*sizeof(char));

fp1 = fopen(a, "r");
if (count == 0)
{
printf("no records to display\n");
return;
}
if (fp1 == NULL)
perror("");
else
{
while(var) // display the employee records
{
fread(&temp->empid, sizeof(int), 1, fp1);
printf("%d", temp->empid);
fread(temp->name, 200, 1, fp1);
printf(" %s\n", temp->name);
var--;
}
}
fclose(fp1);
free(temp);
free(temp->name);
}

/* To Update the given record */
void update(char *a)
{
FILE *fp1;
char ch, name[200];
int var = count, id, c;
emp *temp = (emp *)malloc(sizeof(emp));
temp->name = (char *)malloc(200*sizeof(char));

fp1 = fopen(a, "r+");
if (fp1 == NULL)
perror("");
else
{
while (var) //displaying employee records so that user enter correct employee id
{
fread(&temp->empid, sizeof(int), 1, fp1);
printf("%d", temp->empid);
fread(temp->name, 200, 1, fp1);
printf(" %s\n", temp->name);
var--;
}
printf("enter which employee id to be updated\n");
scanf("%d", &id);
fseek(fp1, 0, 0);
var = count;
while(var) //loop to update the name of entered employeeid
{
fread(&temp->empid, sizeof(int), 1, fp1);
if (id == temp->empid)
{
printf("enter employee name for update:");
scanf(" %[^\n]s", name);
c = fwrite(name, 200, 1, fp1);
break;
}
fread(temp->name, 200, 1, fp1);
var--;
}
if (c == 1)
printf("update of the record succesfully\n");
else
printf("update unsuccesful enter correct id\n");
fclose(fp1);
free(temp);
free(temp->name);
}
}


$ cc file2.c
$ a.out emp
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
1
Enter the employee id
100
Enter the employee name
AAA
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
1
Enter the employee id
200
Enter the employee name
BBB
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
1
Enter the employee id
300
Enter the employee name
CCC
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
1
Enter the employee id
400
Enter the employee name
DDD
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
1
Enter the employee id
500
Enter the employee name
EEE
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
2
100 AAA
200 BBB
300 CCC
400 DDD
500 EEE
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
3
100 AAA
200 BBB
300 CCC
400 DDD
500 EEE
enter which employee id to be updated
200
enter employee name for update:CBF
update of the record succesfully
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
2
100 AAA
200 CBF
300 CCC
400 DDD
500 EEE
Enter the choice
1-Insert a new record into file
2-Display the records
3-Update the record
4-Exit
4