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  From: David Drury <idavid@smug.adelaide.edu.au>
  To  : Linux SA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 12:38:46 +0930 (CST)

Re: Appending text to a file

Hi,

> 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.

This one is easy

cat myfile >> myotherfile

echo will also work.

note double > not single.

cya

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