ArgDump.cpp

ArgDump.cpp

#include <stdint.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <filesystem>

// Dumps arguments given to a file in the working directory. If it doesn't have permissions it dumps to the temp folder
// Made to monitor the startup of a process with a short lifespan
// Note: Working Directory != Process Directory. You may need to search a bit
int main(int argc, char** argv){
    std::ofstream outfile;
    auto path = std::filesystem::current_path() / "args.txt";
    // If that path is unavaliable we dump somewhere else
    outfile.open(path);
    if(!outfile){
        std::cout << "There was an error opening the output file in this directory. Dumping temp somewhere" << std::endl;
        path = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / "argdump" / "args.txt";
        outfile.open(path);
    }
    for(size_t i = 0; i < argc; i++){
        outfile << argv[i] << "\n";
    }
    outfile.flush();
    outfile.close();
    std::cout << "Args dumped to file in " << path.string() << std::endl;
}