APPEND

Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (Usage)
Updated: October 10, 1990
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NAME

append - merge files, or merge file and string input from console.

 

SYNOPSIS

append output_seq < input_file
append outfile -r repeat -s string
append outfile -f source_file [-t title]
append outfile [-r #] { < | -i } input
append -h

 

DESCRIPTION


Append offer a widely used files combination ability. It can merge many files together, and also it can combine file(s) and console input together. append simply merges files. Further more, it is able to insert a title string between merged files.

 

Warning:

b      DO NOT EVER and NEVER
use output redirction ">" for output. It will distory original file.

 

SEE ALSO:

        hexdump(n), powertool(n)

 

Example:

append mynew < page1
create new file called "menew" which is a copy of page1

append mynew < page2
which adds page2 to end of mynew

append mynew -f image1 -t "There is image now"
add image1 to mynew file also place title "There is image now" at begining of image1 -- between page2 and image1.

append mynew -r 10 -s "012345"
add 012345012345012345012345012345012345012345012345 string to mynew.

 

AUTHOR

Jin Guojun - 10/10/90


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
Warning:
SEE ALSO:
Example:
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