C++ How to read multiple line text file?

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#include <fstream.h>
2: int main()
3: {
4: char fileName[80];
5: char buffer[255]; // for user input
6: cout << "File name: ";
7: cin >> fileName;
8:
9: ofstream fout(fileName); // open for writing
10: fout << "This line written directly to the file...\n";
11: cout << "Enter text for the file: ";
12: cin.ignore(1,'\n'); // eat the newline after the file name
13: cin.getline(buffer,255); // get the user's input
14: fout << buffer << "\n"; // and write it to the file
15: fout.close(); // close the file, ready for reopen
16:
17: ifstream fin(fileName); // reopen for reading
18: cout << "Here's the contents of the file:\n";
19: char ch;
20: while (fin.get(ch))
21: cout << ch;
22:
23: cout << "\n***End of file contents.***\n";
24:
25: fin.close(); // always pays to be tidy
26: return 0;
27: }

Output: File name: test1
Enter text for the file: This text is written to the file!
Here's the contents of the file:
This line written directly to the file...
This text is written to the file!

***End of file contents.***