<p>How can I make my <code>std::fstream</code> object start reading a text file from the second line?</p>

Use getline() to read the first line, then begin reading the rest of the stream.
```
```
ifstream stream("filename.txt");
string dummyLine;
getline(stream, dummyLine);
// Begin reading your stream here
while (stream)
   ...
```
```
(Changed to std::getline (thanks  dalle.myopenid.com))