How to add a new line into a file

sandeep_hi · #1 (**permalink**) 06-21-2006

I want to insert a new line character inside the file between these two record entries "san" and "man". How can this be done

echo " san " >"C:/\Test/\Output/\Neme"
echo " man " >>"C:/\Test/\Output/\Name"

Name file should look like this
san
man

Please help

blowtorch · #2 (**permalink**) 06-21-2006

The echo command should by default be putting a newline char at the end of each line. But if it isn't, you can specify the newline char, like this:

Code:

echo " san \n"

sandeep_hi · #3 (**permalink**) 06-21-2006

echo " san \n"
gives the following output

san \n

but when we use echo -e " san \n" it gives the desired output on the screen but while inserting into the file it doesn't work.

Please help me how to make it work

Regards
Sandeep

matrixmadhan · #4 (**permalink**) 06-22-2006

Quote:

echo " san \n"
gives the following output

san \n

strange,
it should only be

Code:

san
<newline>
<prompt>

sandeep_hi · #5 (**permalink**) 06-22-2006

Actually i am using cygwin and the problem was in the editor(notepad) which was not displaying it correctly. When i opened the same file in wordpad the display was as desired.

Thanks
Sandeep

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