In c++ write a code that tells a user to enter a filename and read that text file line by line

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In c++ write a code that tells a user to enter a filename and read that text file line by line.
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#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    char filename[100];
    cout<<"Enter file name:";//prompting for file name
    cin>>filename;//reading file name
    
    //now reading file : line by line
    ifstream file(filename);//to read file
    string line;//to store line
    cout<<"Reading lines:\n";
    while(getline(file,line))//runs until all lines in the given file are read
    {
      //displaying each line of that file
      cout<<line<<endl;
    }
    //closing file
    file.close();

    return 0;
}

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