[SOLVED] writing to a text file

[dayana42200]

Dear all,

How can I write the displayed output in the command prompt to a text file?

#include<stdio.h>
    #include<string.h>
    int main()
    {
        /*declare and initialise variable*/
        char message[32][114],buffer[114];
        int i=1;
        FILE *file_in;
        FILE *file_out;

        file_in=fopen("exon11.txt", "r");
        file_out=fopen("1.txt", "w");

        /*stores and prints the data from the string*/
        while(fgets(buffer,114,file_in))
            {
                strcpy(message[i],buffer);
                fputs(message[i],file_out);
                printf(">%d\n%s\n",i,message[i]);
                i++;
        }

        getchar();
        return 0;

    }

tq very much.

 

[pancho_hideboo]

% cat > hoge.txt

Ctrl-c

 

[betwixt]

How can I write the displayed output in the command prompt to a text file?

The command prompt comes from the OS that executes your program, not the program itself. If you want to save the result of the printf() command to a file (capture the text output) just add "> MyFile" to the end of the line that starts your program. "MyFile" can be any valid file name, including a path if needed.

For example, if "MyProgram" produced the text "Hello World", typing this:
MyProgram > result.txt
would produce a file called "result.txt" with "Hello World" in it.
If you want to add to an existing file rather than create a new one, use >> instead of >. If the file doesn't exist, it will create it then add to it.

Brian.

 

[dayana42200]

I am sorry. I do not understand. Can you give some example where can I put the suggested command?

 

[pancho_hideboo]

Example

% ls -al | tee hoge.txt

https://linux.101hacks.com/unix/tee-command-examples/
https://www.howtoforge.com/linux-tee-command/
https://www.computerhope.com/unix/utee.htm

 

[dayana42200]

Can this command is used in code block? Im using window 10

 

[pancho_hideboo]

Can this command is used in code block? Im using window 10

https://superuser.com/questions/74127/tee-for-windows

 

[betwixt]

dayana42200, are you trying to write the text file from inside the program or are you trying to capture the output to screen into a text file?

Put another way, when the printf() in your program sends text to the screen, are you trying to save it to a file as well, from inside the program or are you trying to save the characters that you see displayed via the screen? The first method is a simple file open/write/close in your code, the second requires the operating system to redirect or duplicate (tee) screen output to a file so it is done at OS level from outside your program.

Brian.

 

[dayana42200]

ok its working. I at fclose() command. Thank you for all the helps. Can you guys explain to me, why the data is written in the text file when fclose() command is used?

 

[pancho_hideboo]

why the data is written in the text file when fclose() command is used?

https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/fclose.3.html