add text to end of text file

leeRoberts2007 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007

Hi,

I assume there is a simple solution, but as usual i can't find it!
How can i add a line of text to the end of a text file on a new line?

i.e
file.txt
________________
this is my text file
________________

file.txt
________________
this is my text file
WITH A NEW LINE
________________

Thanks for your time

Lee

Shell_Life · #2 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007

LeeRoberts,
Here is one way of doing this:

Code:

(cat input_file ; echo "WITH A NEW LINE") > output_file

reborg · #3 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007

Code:

echo "WITH A NEW LINE" >> file

leeRoberts2007 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007

thanks, and how about something at the start of a text file?

ghostdog74 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007

Code:

sed '1i yourline' file

lorcan · #6 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007

Code:

cat file | awk ‘BEGIN {print “This is my first line”} {print $0}’ > file

ghostdog74 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorcan

Code:

cat file | awk ‘BEGIN {print “This is my first line”} {print $0}’ > file

UUOC

Code:

awk 'BEGIN {print "This is my first line"}{print $0}' file > file3322

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