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11-09-2005
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What is the command to add heading to a file?
Hi,
I'd like to add one line to the top of my file. I know there is a command to be able to do it. But I forgot ...... Please help if you can .... 
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I don't know a specific command, but this one liner works fine in sh, bash, and tcsh (a bunch of other shells too):
Code:
( echo "Line to add" ; cat targetfile ) > tempfile ; cat tempfile > targetfile ; rm -f tempfile
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12-01-2005
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adding Data in First line
existing file filename "file_one.dat"
which contains AMITH ARUN ARVIND I am adding "I LOVE PIZZA" in the first line of this file Here it is: echo "I LOVE PIZZA" | cat > tempfile ; cat file_one.dat >> tempfile ; mv tempfile file_one.dat Result: I LOVE PIZZA AMITH ARUN ARVIND
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