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how can I add data from command line to end of file?
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how can I add data from command line to end of file?
echo "Whatever you want, including variables $VAR1 , $VAR2" >> your_file
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thank you.

i should have thought about it.
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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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