diff --git a/Java/Linear_search.java b/Java/Linear_search.java
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+public class Linear_search{
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        int[] arr = {21, 23, 45, 67, 88};
+        int target = 45;
+        System.out.println(linearSearch(arr,target));
+
+    }
+
+    static int linearSearch (int arr[], int target){
+
+        if(arr.length == 0){
+            return -1;
+        }
+        else{
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
+                if (arr[i] == target){
+                    return i;
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+}