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Old 07-13-2010
Little scripting help required.

Hi , I need little help regarding my script.

I have a file called abc which looks below.
Code:
Rohan  12
Rakesh 23
Ajay 25

Another file looks like this (xyz).
Code:
Mumbai
Delhi
Madras

How would i add column mentioned in second file so that the file looks as below.
Code:
Rohan  12 Mumbai
Rakesh 23 Delhi
Ajay 25 Madras

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Last edited by zaxxon; 07-13-2010 at 06:24 AM..
# 2  
Old 07-13-2010
Code:
 paste abc xyz

# 3  
Old 07-13-2010
Code:
#!/bin/bash

exec 4<"xyz"
while read -r LINE
do
  read L <&4
  echo $LINE $L
done <"abc"
exec 4<&- # close file descriptor

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