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# 1  
Old 10-06-2015
Append file contents of one file into another
Hello there,

I have a files f1.html, f2.html.

I have a final file called final.html which is something like the below snippet

Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 align="center">aaaaa Report</h1>
<pppp><p><b>pppp Repository</b></p>
</pppp>
<qqqq><p><b>qqqq Repository </b></p>
</qqqq>
</body>
</html>

I wish to add the entire contents of file1.html at the position "pppp repository" and file2.html at "qqqq repository".

Such that the file final.html looks like

Code:
 
 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 align="center">aaaaa Report</h1>
<pppp><p><b>pppp Repository</b></p>
 
file1.html contents
 
</pppp>
<qqqq><p><b>qqqq Repository </b></p>
 
file2.html contents
 
</qqqq>
</body>
</html>


Could you please help me in doing this

Thanks,
Haider
Last edited by H squared; 10-06-2015 at 12:10 PM.. Reason: changed names
# 2  
Old 10-06-2015
Any attempt from your side?

---------- Post updated at 17:26 ---------- Previous update was at 17:22 ----------

Howsoever, try
Code:
sed -e '/pppp Repository/r file1' -e'/qqqq Repository/ r file2' file
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 align="center">aaaaa Report</h1>
<pppp><p><b>pppp Repository</b></p>
file1.html contents
</pppp>
<qqqq><p><b>qqqq Repository </b></p>
file2.html contents
</qqqq>
</body>
</html>

# 3  
Old 10-07-2015
Hello,

Thank you for the pointer.

I have tried the following command :

Code:
 
sed -e '/pppp Repository/r file1.html' -e'/qqqq Repository/ r file2.html' final1.html


All 3 files : file1.html,file2.html and final1.html are in the same directory.

However, the file final.html is not displaying the added contents of file1.html and file2.html. Instead, the output is being show on the command line.

I have made a modification as :

Code:
 
sed -e '/pppp Repository/r file1.html' -e'/qqqq Repository/ r file2.html' final1.html | tee final.html

Although the file final.html is having the contents of file1.html,file2.html and final1.html, the entire output is being displayed in the command prompt.


Code:
 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1 align="center">aaaaa Report</h1>
<pppp><p><b>pppp Repository</b></p>
file1.html contents
</pppp>
<qqqq><p><b>qqqq Repository </b></p>
file2.html contents
</qqqq>
</body>
</html>

Please let me know a way to suppress this from being displayed in the command prompt.

Thanks,
Haider
# 4  
Old 10-07-2015
Don't pipe through tee but redirect using > .
This User Gave Thanks to RudiC For This Post:
H squared
# 5  
Old 10-07-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
Don't pipe through tee but redirect using > .
Just note that you can't redirect the output of your script to one of your input files.

Redirect your script's output to a temp file and then, if the script completed successfully:
Code:
mv TmpFile Destination

(if there can only be one link to the desired Destination file) or:
Code:
cp TmpFile Destination; rm -f TmpFile

if there might be more than one link to the Destination file.
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