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by aag92000 Apr 19, 2002 last reply Nov 19, 2002

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Can I append the contents of a file say a.txt to the end of another file say b.txt which have opened in Vi

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yes.

vi b.txt

go to the end of the file (shift + g)

type O for a new line, then press escape to get back to command mode,

type in :r a.txt

(This says read the contents of the file and insert them at the current cursor position.)

note the file must be in the current directory or you should give the full pathname - :r /home/a.txt)

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Easy way out:
Exit vi with :q!

cat a.txt >> b.txt

Now more or vi b.txt

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