Summary
freopen( "file.txt", "w", stdout );This statement causes all subsequent output, which is typically directed towards stdout, to go to the file FILE.TXT.
To return stdout to the display (the default stdout), use the following call:
freopen( "CON", "w", stdout );In both of these cases, check the return value of freopen() to make sure that the redirection actually took place.
Below is a short program to demonstrate the redirection of stdout:
Sample Code
// Compile options needed: none
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
void main(void)
{
FILE *stream ;
if((stream = freopen("file.txt", "w", stdout)) == NULL)
exit(-1);
printf("this is stdout output\n");
stream = freopen("CON", "w", stdout);
printf("And now back to the console once again\n");
}