c - Adding Characters into Struct -

i trying read characters linked list (i made simple test code try read in characters) reason cannot read in character value.

#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h>  struct node {     char name[50];     struct node *next; }*head;  void add(char addname);  int main() {      head = null;     char tempname[50];      printf("what name");          scanf(" %s", tempname);      add(tempname);      printf("%s",head->name);       return 0;  }   void add(char addname) {     struct node *temp;     temp = (struct node*)malloc(sizeof(struct node));     strcpy(temp->name,addname);     head = temp;     head->next = null; } 

i understand not how linked list works made try able run single character name struct , print out. (i should able enter in name bob , prints bob)

i think function parameter definition wrong. try this:

void add(char *addname) { .... }