Write both in std output and in a file ?

[Paul Jackson]

Alex replied to Chris:
|> > Actually C does the auto-close also (at least on all platforms I've
|> > worked on).
|> 
|> I recall reasonably-early C compilers for DOS that didn't auto-close.

I really doubt that C is doing any auto close.  On the other
hand, I really doubt that I've caught Alex Martelli in such a
misstatement, so I must be confused <grin>.

Perhaps you mean the operating system closes files on process
exit (where one could claim that early DOS wasn't an operating
system ;).
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