Issues with writing output to file in C++

Question

I am writing to a file in C++ in append mode, the program which I am using for the same is:

#include <fstream>
void main()
{
 ofstream f;
 f.open("f.txt", ios::app);
 f<<"\n Hello";
 f.close();
}

Now the output which is getting printed in the output file is some thing junk...which I can't comprehend:

  OUTPUT:
  牐湩㩴

Please help me as to where am i going wrong??? I am working on linux.

It's because you need to convert the text you are outputting to UTF-8 first. — Alex W
– Alex W, Commented Jul 6, 2012 at 3:31
Interestingly enough, if you translate that from Chinese to English in Google Translate it says something about breast-feeding. — Alex W
– Alex W, Commented Jul 6, 2012 at 3:38

Mark Ransom · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-06 03:36:56Z

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The file which you are appending to has a BOM marker indicating it is UTF-16 encoded. Recreate the file using an editor which will not encode the file, or use a program to write it from scratch.

answered Jul 6, 2012 at 3:36

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Antimony · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-06 03:37:08Z

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This is because you didn't specify a text encoding, and in the absence of explicit encoding markings, Windows just guesses. The most famous instance of this is Bush Hid The Facts

answered Jul 6, 2012 at 3:37

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