THIS PROGRAM DELETES AN ITEM FROM SIMPLE LINKED LIST

#include<stdio.h>
#include<malloc.h>

struct list
{
    int info;
    struct list *link;
};

int i;
int num ;
struct list start, *prev;
void del_node(struct list *);
void  create_list(struct list *);
void display(struct list *);

/* Function to create linked list */

void create_list(struct list *ptr)

 {
    int n;
    ptr = &start;      /* Ptr points to the start pointer */
    printf("\n How many nodes you want to create: ");
    scanf("%d",&n);
    i=0;
    printf("\n\n ==============================================================================\n");
    printf("\n Note That:\n -----------\n Enter numeric data in node\n");
    printf("\n ==============================================================================\n");
    while( i!=n)
    {
        ptr->link = (struct list *) malloc(sizeof(struct list));
        ptr = ptr->link;
        printf("\n Enter the values of the node : %d: ", (i+1));
        scanf("%d", &ptr->info);
        ptr->link = NULL;
        i++;
    }
    printf("\n\n ---------------");
    printf("\n Total nodes = %d",i);
    printf("\n ---------------\n\n");
}

/* Function to delete a node*/

void del_node(struct list *ptr)
{
    int loc = 1;
    int item;

    ptr = start.link;
    prev = &start;

    printf("\n\n\n ------------------------------------");
    printf("\n Enter the item you want to delete: ");
    scanf("%d", &item);

    while(ptr)
    {
        if(ptr->info == item)
        {
            printf("\n Location of the item in the list is : %d", loc);
            prev->link = ptr->link;

            free(ptr);
            break ;
        }
        else
        {
            ptr = ptr->link;
            prev = prev->link;
        }
        loc++;
    }

}

/* Function to display list */

void display(struct list *ptr)
{
    ptr = start.link;

        while (ptr)
        {

            printf("\n\n\t\t %d", ptr->info);
            ptr = ptr->link;
        }
}


/* Main Function */

void main()
{

    struct list *ptr = (struct list *) malloc(sizeof(struct list));
    clrscr();
    create_list(ptr);
    printf("\n Linked list is: ");
    printf("\n ---------------\n");
    display(ptr);
    del_node(ptr);
    printf("\n ---------------------------------\n");
    printf("\n Linked list after deletion: \n");
    printf("\n ---------------------------------\n");
    display(ptr);
    getch();

}