C++: Where does the ofstream class save the files to?
c++, codeblocks, file, io, macos
Solution
The stream classes, like all other file-opening functions, use the current directory when you provide a relative path. You can control the current directory with a function like `chdir`, but a better solution is to use fully qualified file names. Then you remove your program's dependency on the current directory.
Problem
I moved from Windows to Mac and now I'm experiencing a problem with the file input/output classes: `ifstream` & `ofstream`. In Windows when you run with g++/Code Blocks ``` ofstream out("output.txt"); out << "TEST"; out.close(); ``` A new file "output.txt" will be created in the same directory. However in MAC OS X, this file is created in my home directory: /Users/USER_NAME/output.txt How can I have this file in the same directory together with the executable? P.S. I'm using GCC and CodeBlocks. There are no projects - I'm just compiling a single source file.