10-08-2008
How do I insert a line in the middle of a file in BASH?
I have tried
sed '/6/a text_to_inserted' file > newfile
but this inserts test_to_insert at random places in file and i want it in specific location, which is line 6.
can anyone help....
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colordiff oldfile.c newfile.c | aha > colordiff.htm
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ls --color=always | aha --pink > ls.htm
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August 31, 2011 aha(1)