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  From: Kevin Waterson <kevin@oceania.net>
  To  : Darryl Ross <darryl@bachblue.com.au>
  Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 14:06:39 +1000

Re: Appending text to a file

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.
>
>

echo some text  >> /path/to/file.ext

Kevin




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