Combine several text files into a single file in Unix
To combine several text files into a single file in Unix, use the cat
command:
cat file1 file2 file3 > newfile
Replace file1
, file2
, and file3
with the names of the files you wish to combine, in the order you want them to appear in the combined document. Replace newfile
with a name for your newly combined single file.
If you want to add one or more files to an existing document, use the format:
cat file1 file2 file3 >> destfile
This command will add file1
, file2
, and file3
(in that order) to the end of destfile
.
Note:
If you use
>
instead of >>
, you will overwrite destfile
rather than add to it.
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Last modified on 2023-07-12 11:28:52.