#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

void merge(ifstream& input1, ifstream& input2, ofstream& output);
// Precondition:
// The input files are text files.
// The input files have been opened.


int main()
{
ifstream infile1, infile2;
ofstream outfile;
char inName1[13], inName2[13], outName[13];

int next;

cout << "Enter the first of two input file names: " << endl;
cin >> inName1;

cout << "Now a second input file name " << endl;
cin >> inName2;

cout << "Enter the output file name. " << endl << "WARNING: ANY EXISTING FILE WITH THIS NAME WILL" <<" BE ERASED." << endl;
cin >> outName;


//closing files prior to reopening them for display

//must open file outName as an ifstream to read it.
infile1.open(inName1);
infile2.open(inName2);
outfile.open(outName);


//Output the content of inName1 in here
cout << "Contents of file " << inName1 << " are: " << endl;

//Output the content of inName2 in here
cout << "Contents of file " << inName2 << " are: " << endl;

//Output the content of outName in here
cout << "Contents of merged file " << outName << " are:" << endl;

infile1.close();
infile2.close();
outfile.close();
return 0;
}

void merge(ifstream input1, ifstream input2, ofstream output)
{
    while (!input1.eof() && !input2.eof()) {
            output >> input1;
            output << input2;
        }
}
// END The REAL merge