diff --git a/data-structures-algorithms-level-up-bootcamp(Java).iml b/data-structures-algorithms-level-up-bootcamp(Java).iml
index 0181b11..4f9bff4 100644
--- a/data-structures-algorithms-level-up-bootcamp(Java).iml
+++ b/data-structures-algorithms-level-up-bootcamp(Java).iml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry  type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="module-library">
       <library>
diff --git a/src/com/company/SortingandSearching/linearSearch.java b/src/com/company/SortingandSearching/linearSearch.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea70416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/company/SortingandSearching/linearSearch.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.company.SortingandSearching;
+
+public class linearSearch{
+
+    public static void main(String[] args){
+
+        int arr[] = {4,8,3,7,1,8,9};
+        int n = arr.length;
+        int element =  8;
+
+        for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
+        {
+            if(arr[i] == element)
+            {
+                System.out.println("Element found");
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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