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cat commands - colin - 04-27-2017

When i want to open more than one file i just type: cat file1 file2 press Enter and the files appear one on top of the other. Is there a way to put a space between these files?  Thanks

 


Re: cat commands - colin - 04-27-2017

Have used <(echo) like so, :~$ cat file1 <(echo) file2 and it does the job.


Re: cat commands - firenice03 - 04-27-2017

[member=6850]colin[/member]

You may find the links below helpful  ???
*Add* I see you found an option - these may have some benefit to you....

https://www.howtogeek.com/278599/how-to-combine-text-files-using-the-cat-command-in-linux/

https://serverfault.com/questions/172284/linux-cat-with-separators-among-files


Re: cat commands - colin - 05-12-2017

Sorry about the delay but i really forgot to checkup on this post and to say a big thanks to firenice03 for the links.


Re: cat commands - firenice03 - 05-12-2017

(05-12-2017, 04:25 PM)colin link Wrote: Sorry about the delay but i really forgot to checkup on this post and to say a big thanks to firenice03 for the links.

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Glad it helped

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