While working with configuration files in Linux, sometimes you need to append text such as configuration parameters to an existing file. To append simply means to add text to the end or bottom of a file. In this short article, you will learn different ways to append text to the end of a file in Linux.
What is Append command?
Similar to the path MS-DOS command, the append command allows you to open files in another directory as if they were in the current directory. Tip. See our append definition if you’re looking for information about how to append text or a file to a file.
How do you append a text file in Linux?
How to redirect the output of the command or data to end of file
- Append text to end of file using echo command: echo ‘text here’ >> filename.
- Append command output to end of file: command-name >> filename.
26 февр. 2021 г.