Added a TODO file to write down my future ideas of improvement

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 # inverT
 
-Invert character by character given text file content
+## Invert character by character given text file content
 
+
+Usage: ./inverT -i 'some.text.file'<br>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-help &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     Print help and exit.<br>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-v &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        Print application version and exit.<br>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-i &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     Invert text characters.<br>
+Example: "./inverT -i test.txt\n"
+
+Input(_from text inside the file_) :
+> Murder for a jar of red rum
+
+Output :
+> mur der fo raj a rof redruM

TODO

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+
+
+Implement something similar to rev from util-linux 2.34

functions.c

@@ -2,41 +2,33 @@
 
 int ask_file() {
 
-	printf ("Insert name of the file to be read : ");
-	fgets(info.filename, info.fileNameSize, stdin);
-	info.filename[strlen(info.filename)-1] = '\0';
-	invert_file();
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int get_file(char *fileName) {
-
-	strcpy(info.filename, fileName);
-	invert_file();
-	return 0;
+	printf ("Insert name of the file to be read : ");	// print this
+	fgets(info.filename, info.fileNameSize, stdin);		// get the file from user input
+	info.filename[strlen(info.filename)-1] = '\0';		// turn the last character into zero
+	return 0;											// to clear the newline character in there
 }
 
 int invert_file(void) {
 
-	if ((info.fd= fopen(info.filename, "r")) != NULL){
-	int ft, i = 0;
+	if ((info.fd= fopen(info.filename, "r")) != NULL){	// If the file opens
+		int ft, i = 0;									// make this two variables to help
+														// going thru the text
+		fseek(info.fd, 0, SEEK_END);					// take the file descriptor pointer
+														// to the end of the file
+		ft = ftell(info.fd);							// Count the file total number of characters
 
-    fseek(info.fd, 0, SEEK_END);
+		while(i < ft) {									// While the characters dont finish
+			i++;										// increment one character
+			fseek(info.fd, -i, SEEK_END);				// go back one character in the text
+			printf("%c", fgetc(info.fd));				// print current character
+		}
+		printf("\n");									// print newline to clear the terminal
 
-    ft = ftell(info.fd);
-    while(i < ft)
-    {
-        i++;
-        fseek(info.fd, -i, SEEK_END);
-        printf("%c", fgetc(info.fd));
-    }
-	printf("\n");
-
-		fclose(info.fd);
+		fclose(info.fd);								// Close the file
 	}
 
-	else {
-		perror(info.filename);
+	else {												// Otherwiser
+		perror(info.filename);							// print failed to open the file
 	}
 
 	return 0;

include/main.h

@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
-#ifndef  __CHCOUNT_H__
-#define  __CHCOUNT_H__
+#ifndef  __MAIN_H__
+#define  __MAIN_H__
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 
 //Function declarations
-int ask_file();					// It has no flags, it just prompts for filename
-int get_file(char *fileName);	// Gets the filename passed on has an argument
-int invert_file(void);			// Invert the file stored in the variable info.filename
+int ask_file();				// It has no flags, it just prompts for filename
+int invert_file(void);		// Invert the file stored in the variable info.filename
 
 
-//This are general parameters for the program
-struct parameters {
+
+struct parameters {			//This are general parameters for the program
 
 	char filename[100];		// Filename where the text is
 	FILE *fd;				// File descriptor for the text file
@@ -23,6 +20,6 @@ struct parameters {
 	char help[];			// Help menu to be printed on screen
 };
 
-struct parameters info;
+struct parameters info;		// Declare struct info of type parameters
 
 #endif

main.c

@@ -12,53 +12,56 @@
 
 // Necessary to initalize my struct with all the info
 struct parameters info = {
-	.filename = "EMPTY",
-	.fd = NULL,
-	.version = "1.0",
-	.fileNameSize = 80,
-// Below is the variable that olds the text to dislpay for help
+	.filename = "EMPTY",		// Here we store the file name
+	.fd = NULL,					// File descriptor
+	.version = "1.0",			// Software version
+	.fileNameSize = 80,			// How many characters has the filename, including extention
+// Below is the variable that holds the text to dislpay for help
 	.help = "\n\
 ------------------------------------------------\n\
-Usage: ./chcount -c [<some.text.file>]\n\
+Usage: ./inverT -i [<some.text.file>]\n\
   -help      Print help and exit.\n\
   -v         Print application version and exit.\n\
-  -i	     Invert text caracters.\n\
-Example: ./chcount -c test.txt\n",
+  -i	     Invert text characters.\n\
+Example: ./inverT -i test.txt\n",
 };
 
 
 int main (int argc, char *argv[])  {
 
 
-	if (argc == 1) {
-		ask_file();
+	if (argc == 1) {								// If only one argument
+		ask_file();									// Ask user for the file name and location
+		invert_file();								// and invert the file content
 	}
 
-	else if (argc == 2) {
-		if (strncmp(argv[1], "-help", 5) == 0) {
-			printf("%s\n", info.help);
+	else if (argc == 2) {							// If two arguments
+		if (strncmp(argv[1], "-help", 5) == 0) {	// Check if the flag is '-help'
+			printf("%s\n", info.help);				// and print help info
 		}
-		else if (strncmp(argv[1], "-v", 2) == 0) {
-			printf("Version %s\n", info.version);
+		else if (strncmp(argv[1], "-v", 2) == 0) {	// Check if the flag is '-v'
+			printf("Version %s\n", info.version);	// and print version info
 		}
-		else {
-			get_file(argv[1]);
+		else {										// Otherwise
+			strcpy(info.filename, argv[1]);			// save the second argument into info.filename
+			invert_file();							// and invert the file content
 		}
 	}
 
-	else if (argc == 3) {
-		if(strncmp(argv[1], "-i", 2) == 0) {
-			get_file(argv[2]);
+	else if (argc == 3) {							// If three arguments
+		if(strncmp(argv[1], "-i", 2) == 0) {		// Check if the flag is '-i'
+			strcpy(info.filename, argv[2]);			// save the third argument into info.filename
+			invert_file();							// and invert the file content
 		}
-		else {
-			printf("\nInvalid flag!!!");
-			printf("%s\n", info.help);
+		else {										// Otherwise
+			printf("\nInvalid flag!!!");			// print this
+			printf("%s\n", info.help);				// and then print help info
 		}
 	}
 
-	else {
-		printf("\nTo many parameters!!!");
-		printf("%s\n", info.help);
+	else {											// Otherwise if more then three arguments
+		printf("\nTo many arguments!!!");			// print this
+		printf("%s\n", info.help);					// and then print help info
 	}
 
 	return 0;