how to make a C/C++ program pause?

Question

ok so I'm trying to learn C and C++, and whenever I execute the program it runs in the blink of an eye and I don't have time to see what it says, I remember there being a pause command or something that I could put in there somewhere that would wait for me to press enter, can you tell me where to put it and exactly what it's called? thank you

#include

int main()
{
printf("This is a line of text to output.\n");
printf("And this is another ");
printf("line of text.\n\n");
printf("This is a third line.\n");

return 0;
}



(thats an example of the code that the program has (its a very basic program) and please repost that with the added function or whatever it's called in C/C++

Answer 1

get in the habit of using getch() because it will work on all platforms (windows, unix, linux).

system("pause"); is Microsoft only.

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how to make a C/C++ program pause?
ok so I'm trying to learn C and C++, and whenever I execute the program it runs in the blink of an eye and I don't have time to see what it says, I remember there being a pause command or something that I could put in there somewhere that would wait for me to press enter, can you tell me...

Answer 3

C Pause

Answer 4

There are a variety of ways -- basically you just need something that will cause the process to block.

One of these will work:
-Try reading in some input
-Use the sleep() command
-Use getch()

Answer 5

if the operating system is windows you can use
system("pause");
this function was declared in system.h I gues you should include the file. and for any operating system you can use scanf.

Answer 6

Just hit F5 or just click The green play button on the top.

Answer 7

Just add a getch(); before the last } of main. You will be fine.

Answer 8

very good question