Save code as a C++ source file - C++ | Zoonk

Save code as a C++ source file - C++ | Zoonk

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Save code as a C++ source file

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A tight close-up of a code editor showing a plain text file named `main.cpp` with simple C++ code, alongside a small magnified view of individual characters with the label “plain text”; no rich formatting toolbar, fonts menu, or document styling.

C++ code is plain text

C++ starts as plain text: characters your editor saves exactly, not a document with hidden formatting. A file like main.cpp can be opened, read, copied, and compiled because it is just text.