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Blank line ?
How to give a new blank line in a file using script ?

The command should be using echo

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Code:
echo "\n" >> file.out
or, if it doesn't work:

Code:
echo -e "\n" >> file.out
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Code:
echo >> yourfile
is sufficient to give a new line.
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