diff --git a/endianess/Makefile b/endianess/Makefile
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+TARGET: endian_exe
+
+endian_exe: main.o endian.o
+	gcc main.o endian.o -o endian_exe
+
+endian.o: endian.c
+	gcc -c endian.c -o endian.o
+
+main.o: main.c
+	gcc -c main.c -o main.o
+
+clean:
+	rm main.o
+	rm endian.o
diff --git a/endianess/endian.c b/endianess/endian.c
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+/*
+ * =====================================================================================
+ *
+ *       Filename:  endian.c
+ *
+ *    Description:  
+ *
+ *        Version:  1.0
+ *        Created:  29/02/24 10:13:18 AM IST
+ *       Revision:  none
+ *       Compiler:  gcc
+ *
+ *         Author:  YOUR NAME (), 
+ *   Organization:  
+ *
+ * =====================================================================================
+ */
+
+#include "endian.h"
+
+int
+machine_endianness_type(){
+    
+    unsigned short int a = 1;
+    char ist_byte = *((char *)&a);
+    if( ist_byte == 0 )
+        return 0;
+    else if( ist_byte == 1 )
+        return 1;
+}
diff --git a/endianess/endian.h b/endianess/endian.h
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+/*
+ * =====================================================================================
+ *
+ *       Filename:  endian.h
+ *
+ *    Description:  
+ *
+ *        Version:  1.0
+ *        Created:  29/02/24 10:11:52 AM IST
+ *       Revision:  none
+ *       Compiler:  gcc
+ *
+ *         Author:  YOUR NAME (), 
+ *   Organization:  
+ *
+ * =====================================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ENDIANESS__
+#define __ENDIANESS__
+
+/* return 0 - Big endian, 1 for Little endian */
+int
+machine_endianness_type();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/endianess/endian_exe b/endianess/endian_exe
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diff --git a/endianess/main.c b/endianess/main.c
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+/*
+ * =====================================================================================
+ *
+ *       Filename:  main.c
+ *
+ *    Description:  
+ *
+ *        Version:  1.0
+ *        Created:  29/02/24 10:31:18 AM IST
+ *       Revision:  none
+ *       Compiler:  gcc
+ *
+ *         Author:  YOUR NAME (), 
+ *   Organization:  
+ *
+ * =====================================================================================
+ */
+
+#include "endian.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(){
+    int val = machine_endianness_type();
+
+    if( val ){
+        printf("Little endian machine\n");
+    }
+    else{
+        printf("Bit endian machine\n");
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}