assignment-p-14_v2.c

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• Author — Amit Dutta
• Last updated — 12 Dec 2025
• License — MIT License (See the LICENSE file for details)

Problem Statement

Problem Statement

Write a C program that opens its own source code file, reads its contents, and then prints the contents to the console.

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#include <stdio.h>

#define FILENAME "assignment-p-14_v2.c"

int main()
{
    FILE *code = NULL;
    char temp;

    code = fopen(FILENAME, "r");
    if (code == NULL)
    {
        printf("\nCould not open the source file: %s", FILENAME);
        return 1;
    }

    printf("\nReading file: %s", FILENAME);
    printf("\n========== %s ==========\n\n", FILENAME);

    while ((temp = fgetc(code)) != EOF)
    {
        printf("%c", temp);
    }

    printf("\n\n========== End of %s ==========\n", FILENAME);

    fclose(code);

    return 0;
}