c - Linked Files instead of linked list -

i have linked list time start , time end tuples. in each list, tuples not overlapping. now, instead of put tuples in list, want them stored in file. ever list should file. on order sort files , go through every file, have know file next file. in oder words, how can make pointer next file, such in linked list.

    typedef struct list {   struct list *next;   } list; 

but don't want this, create linked list first, , put each list in file, because want evade memory usage. here

static void create_files(list* first){  list* tmp = first; int partition_num = 1;  while(tmp != null){     char filename[29];     sprintf(filename, "partitions%d/partition%d.txt",partition_folder, partition_num);     file* partition;     partition= fopen(filename, "w");       while(tmp->head != nil){          fprintf(partition,"[%d, %d) \n",ts,te);         tmp->head= tmp->head->next;      }     list_num++;     tmp=tmp->next;  } 

more this

file* firstfile; { //adding data file} file* second_file; { // adding data file} firstfile ->next = second file; 

so want linked file. suggestions?

define this

struct filelinkedlist {     file * f;     filenode * next; } 

but need have meta-data in files, example first line in file file-name of next file or 0 end

a.txt

b.txt first node in filelinkedlist 

b.txt

0 last node in filelinkedlist 

list

{ [a.txt] }--> { [b.txt] }--> 0 

then define functions generate list you

filelinkedlist* createfilelinkedlist (char* file_name) {     char next_file[255];     filelinkedlist* n,head = (filelinkedlist*)malloc(sizeof(filelinkedlist));     head->f = fopen(file_name);     next_file = get_meta(head->f);     init_reader(head->f);      n = head;     while (strcmp("0",next_file) != 0)     {         n->next = (filelinkedlist*)malloc(sizeof(filelinkedlist));         n = n->next;         n->f = fopen(next_file);         next_file = get_meta(head->f);         init_reader(head->f);     }      return head; } 

where get_meta read first line need

char* get_meta (file* f) {     char* m = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*255);     rewind(f);     fgets(m, sizeof(m), f);     return m; } 

and init_reader put file cursor after meta-data part

void init_reader (file* f) {     rewind(f);     while(fgetc(f) != '\n'); }