Append to the end of a line 1

[jestrada101]

How can I append to the end of a line with a shell script?

I know I can append usin ">>", but I do not want it to start on a new line.

Thanks for any guidance.
JE

 

[butterfm]

Hi,

You could use sed and replace the end of line character ($)with the new text

sed 's/$/New Text/g' filename > newfile

Matt.

 

[jestrada101]

Not sure if I can do it this way, because it is a log that is continuous.

This method would put "New Text" at the end of each line. I want to append to the end of the most recent line written to the file.

I'm having a batch procedure run... it writes..

STEP1 Disable Site

Then after it disables a site, i want it to append like this.. by adding "Done"

STEP1 Disable Site Done


thanks!
JE

 

[Ygor]

Only append to the last line...
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sed '$s/$/Done/g' filename > newfile
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But perhaps you could use...
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echo "Step 1 \c" >> filename
:
echo "Done" >> filename
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[jestrada101]

Exactly what I was looking for Ygor.

Thanks!
JE