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  From: Toby Corkindale <tjcorkin@steadycom.com.au>
  To  : Darryl Ross <darryl@bachblue.com.au>
  Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 03:00:09 +0000

Re: Appending text to a file

I think you'll find the '>>' pipe on the command is just what you're
looking for. It behaves exactly like '>', only it appends to the file
instead. (creating it, if it's not there.)

Toby

Darryl Ross wrote:
> 
> Hey All, again,
> 
> Different question this time. I'm wondering if its possible to append text
> to the end of a file from the command prompt, without loading up pico or
> anything like that. I have a todo list, and I'd like to be able to just pipe
> the text I want to add to the file and have it added, without overwriting
> the file that is already there.
> 
> Cheers, and tia
> Dazz
> 
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