Changing std::endl to put out CR+LF instead of LF

Question

I\'m writing a program on a Linux platform that is generating text files that will be viewed on, inevitably, a Windows platform.

Right now, passing std::endl

Answer 1

std::endl is basicly:

std::cout << "\n" << std::flush;

So just use "\r\n" instead and omit the flush. It's faster that way, too!

From the ostream header file on endl:

This manipulator is often mistakenly used when a simple newline is desired, leading to poor buffering performance.