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# 1  
Old 12-15-2010
Data Appending file content
how to append the contents of filel to the contents of file2?.

i.e.

file1:
1
2
3

file2:
4
5
6

then the file2 shoud be
4
5
6
1
2
3

how can i achieve this..?
# 2  
Old 12-15-2010
Code:
cat file1 >> file2

R0H0N
# 3  
Old 12-15-2010
You are almost right

but as i tried it should be:
cat file2 >> file1

thanks
# 4  
Old 12-15-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by shashwat2691
You are almost right

but as i tried it should be:
cat file2 >> file1

thanks

This will generate the following output
Code:
1
2
3
4
5
6

which is not the one u have mentioned in your first post.
R0H0N
# 5  
Old 12-15-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by R0H0N
This will generate the following output
Code:
1
2
3
4
5
6

which is not the one u have mentioned in your first post.
The file1 >> file2 is generating
1
2
3
4
5
6

and file2 >> file is generating
4
5
6
1
2
3

which i asked in question.
The content of file2 should be appended with the content of file1
I think you are little confused.
But thanks, coz you solved my one assignment question.
# 6  
Old 12-15-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by shashwat2691
how to append the contents of filel to the contents of file2?.

i.e.

file1:
1
2
3

file2:
4
5
6

then the file2 shoud be
4
5
6
1
2
3

how can i achieve this..?

Please see your first post carefully.

Code:
cat file1 >> file2 means
4
5
6
1
2
3

and cat file2 >> file1 means
1
2
3
4
5
6

R0H0N
# 7  
Old 12-15-2010
if
file1:
1
2
3

file2:
4
5
6

then
cat file1 >> file2 is generating
1
2
3
4
5
6

and cat file2 >> file1 is generating
4
5
6
1
2
3

do u hv any doubt with these results..?
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