add data from command line to end of file

bryan · #1 (**permalink**) 05-23-2006

how can I add data from command line to end of file?

steweston · #2 (**permalink**) 05-23-2006

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Originally Posted by bryan

how can I add data from command line to end of file?

echo "Whatever you want, including variables $VAR1 , $VAR2" >> your_file

bryan · #3 (**permalink**) 05-23-2006

thank you.

i should have thought about it.

bryan · #4 (**permalink**) 05-23-2006

one other question

what if I dont want to add(concatenate) it as a new line to the target file, instead want it to add it at the end of target file's last character?

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