UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

echo -n "Enter cityName: "
read cityName
   echo "$cityName" >> $thefile
   echo >> $thefile
   cat >> $thefile

# Append the contents of the Environment Variable called "${variable_name}"
# to the file called "${file}"
variable_name="the text I want to append"
echo "${variable_name}" >> ${file}

# Append the contents of the file called "${the_other_file}"
# to the the file called "${file}".
the_other_file="the_name_of_the_other_file"
cat "${the_other_file}" >> ${file}

{ echo "$cityName"
  echo
  cat "$theotherfile"
} >> "$thefile"

echo "$cityName

$(cat "$theotherfile")" >> "$thefile"

printf "$cityName\n\n$(cat "$theotherfile")\n" >> "$thefile"

echo "$cityName
" | cat - "$theotherfile" >> "$thefile"

printf "$cityName\n\n" | cat - "$theotherfile" >> "$thefile"

exec 3>&1 >> "$thefile"
echo "$cityName"
echo
cat "$theotherfile"
exec >&3

cat << EOF >> "$thefile"
$cityName

$(cat "$theotherfile")
EOF

cat <(echo "$cityName";echo) "$theotherfile" >> "$thefile"