Adding txt to a file

[shyg]

How do I append a line of text to a file using "cat" or some other command?

mkdir ~/tmp
cat > ~/tmp/test
cat "This text to be written to file 'test'." >> test
cat "second line of text to be added" >> test
cat "emptyline" >> test
date >> test
ls -al >> test

 

[EBGreen]

Something like this:
cat "emptyline" >> test
won't work?

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]

 

[PHV]

Take a look at the echo builtin:
echo "This text to be written to file 'test'." >> test

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ222-2244

 

[shyg]

thx PHV