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Old 11-28-2012
How to insert data in a file at last?
Hi Am Using Unix ksh...

I have file name called FILE1
Have a content in a FILE as
Code:
11/01/2012
12/07/2012
--
--

I have used one variable
Code:
DATE=12/11/2012

I wants to insert DATE variable value at last line in a file

I need Output as cat FILE1
Code:
11/01/2012
12/07/2012
--
--
12/11/2012

Can you please help me....
Last edited by Scott; 11-28-2012 at 11:03 AM.. Reason: Removed weird use of code and quote tags; added proper code tags
# 2  
Old 11-28-2012
See this..

Code:
$ DATE=12/11/2012

$ cat file
11/01/2012
12/07/2012
--
--

Code:
$ echo "$DATE" >> file

Code:
$ cat file
11/01/2012
12/07/2012
--
--
12/11/2012

# 3  
Old 11-28-2012

echo `date` >>file
or
echo "$DATE" >>file
 
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