adding content to a file

[minus0]

Greetings all,

I have a few lines that need to be added to a file, not at the end of the file but in the middle of a file after a particular line, for ex
$>echo myFile.ini
1234
3434
5434
9434


the 4 lines to be inserted into myFile.ini are

abcd
dfef
erer
qqer

now after adding the above 4 lines if I do a
$>cat myFile.ini
1234
3434
abcd
dfef
erer
qqer
5434
9434

after a particular line, say "common properties" - Is this possible, if yes, can some one please give me the directions to go about it.


Thanks for your time
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[aigles]

If you want to insert text after a line containing a particular string ('common properties' for example) you can do :
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sed '/common properties/ainserted line 1
inserted line 2
' myFile.ini
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To insert the text before the line, replace 'a\' by 'i\'


If the text to be inserted is in a file (' insert.ini' for example) :
[tt]
sed '/common properties/r insert.ini' myFile.ini
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You can also select the line by its number ('2' for example) :
[tt]
sed '2r insert.ini' myFile.ini
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Jean Pierre.

 

[minus0]

Jean Pierre,

I will try this out and let you know (hope you wont mind) if I run into any problems, but thanks a bunch for the help.

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