File Status

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char ch;

  if(argc!=2) {
    cout << "PR: <filename>\n";
    return 1;
  }

  ifstream in(argv[1]);

  if(!in) {
    cout << "Cannot open input file.\n";
    return 1;
  }

  while(!in.eof()) { 
    in.get(ch);
    // check for error
    if(!in.good() && !in.eof()) {
      cout << "I/O Error...terminating\n";
      return 1;
    }
    cout << ch;
  }

  in.close();

  return 0;
}

Check file status

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

void checkstatus(ifstream &in);

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  if(argc!=2) {
    cout << "Usage: DISPLAY <filename>\n";
    return 1;
  }

  ifstream in(argv[1]);

  if(!in) {
    cout << "Cannot open input file.\n";
    return 1;
  }

  char c;
  while(in.get(c)) {
    cout << c;
    checkstatus(in);
  }

  checkstatus(in);  // check final status
  in.close();

  return 0;
}

void checkstatus(ifstream &in)
{
  ios::iostate i;

  i = in.rdstate();
  
  if(i & ios::eofbit) 
    cout << "EOF encountered\n";
  else if(i & ios::failbit)
    cout << "Non-Fatal I/O error\n";
  else if(i & ios::badbit)
    cout << "Fatal I/O error\n";
}

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