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List:       ilug
Subject:    Re: [ILUG] echo and cat
From:       kevin lyda <kevin+dated+1057070096.9eb929 () ie ! suberic ! net>
Date:       2003-06-26 14:34:53
Message-ID: 20030626153453.C15903 () ie ! suberic ! net
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On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 02:41:21PM +0100, Kae Verens wrote:
> If I want to place a single line at the top of a text file, what's the 
> most efficient way to do this using the console?
> 
> I had thought it would be something like this:
> echo lintoplaceontop | cat filename > filename
> 
> but, that doesn't do it.

sed '1i\
lintoplaceontop' < filename > filename.$$; mv filename.$$ filename

kevin

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