diff --git a/The C Programming Language/1.8.c b/The C Programming Language/1.8.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/The C Programming Language/1.8.c	
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+main()
+{
+	int c;
+	int count_tabs = 0;
+	int count_newlines = 0;
+	int count_spaces = 0;
+
+	while ((c = getchar()) != EOF)
+	{
+		if (c == '\t')
+			++count_tabs;
+		if (c == '\n') {
+			++count_newlines;
+			printf("\n\ntabs: %d, spaces: %d, newlines: %d\n", count_tabs, count_spaces, count_newlines);
+		}
+		if (c == ' ')
+			++count_spaces;
+	}
+
+	printf("\n\ntabs: %d, spaces: %d, newlines: %d\n", count_tabs, count_spaces, count_newlines);
+}