This paper splits the first part of N2186 for the purpose of creating a single, votable item. The original paper contained several independent proposals.
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Header <iostream> synopsis
#include <ios> #include <streambuf> #include <istream> #include <ostream> namespace std { extern istream cin; extern ostream cout; extern ostream cerr; extern ostream clog; extern wistream wcin; extern wostream wcout; extern wostream wcerr; extern wostream wclog; }The header <iostream> declares objects that associate objects with the standard C streams provided for by the functions declared in <cstdio>, and includes all of the headers neccesary to use these objects.