THIS PROGRAM SEARCHS 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, *new1;

void search(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 display the list */

void  display(struct list *ptr)
{
    ptr = start.link;
    while (ptr)
    {
        printf("\n\n\t\t%d", ptr->info);
        ptr = ptr->link;
    }
}

/* Searching a value */

void search(struct list *ptr)
{
    int i = 1;
    int item;
    ptr = &start;
    prev = &start;
    printf("\n\n ------------------------------------");
    printf("\n Enter the item you want to search:");
    scanf("%d", &item);
    ptr = ptr->link;
    prev= prev->link;


    while(ptr)
    {
        if( item == ptr->info )
        {
            printf("\n\n ===============================");
            printf("\n Item is found at location: %d",i);
            printf("\n ===============================");
            break;
        }
        else
        {
            ptr = ptr->link;
            prev= prev->link;
        }
        i++;
    }
    if(item != ptr->info)
        printf("\n\n ====================");
        printf("\n Item does not exist");
        printf("\n ====================");
}

/* Main Function */

void main()
{
    struct list *ptr = (struct list *)malloc(sizeof(struct list));
    clrscr();
    create_list(ptr);
    printf("\n\n ---------------");
    printf("\n Linked list is:");
    printf("\n ---------------");
    display(ptr);
    search(ptr);
    getch();
}