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Old 03-24-2006
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Write a script that takes 2 arguments
hi
i would be grateful for some help on the following q.

"Write a script that takes two arguments. The first being a line of text, the second being your newly created file. The script should take the first argument and insert it into the very top ( the first line) of the file named in your second argument.

Note! The file must retain the original name

thanks a million

i have a feeling its involving sed
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Give this a try:

Code:
#!/usr/bin/sh

touch $2
echo $1 > $2
Then :

Code:
# ./your_script HELLO myfile
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Thumbs down inserted text deleted file content
I need to add text on top of an original file, this method deleted my file and just left HELLO on top..

Any suggestions
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Sounds like you tested this on an important file...don't do that.

">" will overwrite your file, ">>" will add to your file.
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that worked fine to append to end of line, how do you append on top of file, or in the middle say 5 lines down. Thanks for the quick response
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Now you are asking questions beyond parameters and simple redirection. This kind of question comes up alot, try searching the forums for examples using "sed". Once you have searched a few times, you'll find your own answers very quickly. If you get really stuck, post your question again, there is alot of help here.
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thanks tmarikle
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