How to use SHA1 hashing in C programming

I am trying to write a C program that proves SHA1 is nearly collision free, but I cannot figure out how to actually create the hash for my input values. I just need to create the hash, and store the hex value into an array. After some Google searches, I've found OpenSSL documentation directing me to use this:

 #include <openssl/sha.h>

 unsigned char *SHA1(const unsigned char *d, unsigned long n,
                  unsigned char *md);

 int SHA1_Init(SHA_CTX *c);
 int SHA1_Update(SHA_CTX *c, const void *data,
                  unsigned long len);
 int SHA1_Final(unsigned char *md, SHA_CTX *c);

I believe I should be using either unsigned char *SHA1 or SHA1_Init, but I am not sure what the arguments would be, given x is my input to be hashed. Would someone please clear this up for me? Thanks.