diff --git a/diamond.c.c b/diamond.c.c
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index 0000000..3c9fe73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diamond.c.c
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+#include<stdio.h>
+
+void main(){
+    int n , r, c;
+    printf("enter the number of rows");
+    scanf("%d",&n);
+    for(r=1;r<=n;r++)
+    {
+        for(c=1;c<=n-r;c++)
+        {
+            printf(" ");
+        }
+        for (c=1;c<=2*r-1;c++)
+        {
+            printf("*");
+        }
+        printf("\n");
+    }
+    for(r=n-1;r>=1;r--)
+    {
+        for(c=1;c<=n-r;c++)
+        {
+            printf(" ");
+        }
+        for (c=1;c<=2*r-1;c++)
+        {
+            printf("*");
+        }
+        printf("\n");
+    }
+
+}
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