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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Insert Text after one, two, three lines & so on.. Post 302975806 by imranrasheedamu on Sunday 19th of June 2016 05:15:12 AM
Old 06-19-2016
I have a collection of files like this

File1.txt
Colorado woman pries
open mountain lion's jaws to rescue son
Summoned by the sound of screams, a Colorado woman raced to her frontyard to find a terrifying sight -- a mountain lion was hunched over her 5-year-old son, biting him.

File2.txt
Hillary's lead over Trump has narrowed after Orlando shooting
Donald Trump chipped away at Hillary Clinton’s lead in the presidential race this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday, as the candidates clashed over how to respond to the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.


and I need to insert tag to all files something like this

File1.txt
<heading>
Colorado woman pries
open mountain lion's jaws to rescue son
</heading>
<text>
Summoned by the sound of screams, a Colorado woman raced to her frontyard to find a terrifying sight -- a mountain lion was hunched over her 5-year-old son, biting him.
</text>

File2.txt
<heading>
Hillary's lead over Trump has narrowed after Orlando shooting
</heading>
<text>
Donald Trump chipped away at Hillary Clinton’s lead in the presidential race this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday, as the candidates clashed over how to respond to the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
</text>
 

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SYNOPSIS

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DESCRIPTION

       Since  their world was invaded by an alien race, the Blobs have faced a lifetime of war. But now they have a chance to win the war once and
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       In Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid, you take on the role of a fearless Blob agent, Bob. Bob's mission is to infiltrate the various enemy  bases
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