Re: File size

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To append file1 to file2 do:
cat file1 >> file2

Simple way to empty a file or make an empty file (bash or
ksh) do:
> file

On Sun, 8 Aug 2004, Aroop MP wrote:

> How can i attach one file on the top of another file.
> 
> Suppose file1 has 10 lines and file2 has 20 lines. I want to attach the 10 
> lines of file1 to file2 so that the file2 will have 30 lines in total.
> 
> On Sunday 08 Aug 2004 5:31 pm, Sascha Retzki wrote:
> > Am So, 2004-08-08 um 13.44 schrieb Roberto Vanto:
> > > Anindya Mozumdar ha scritto:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >    How can I make a file zero length without deleting the contents of
> > > >    the file manually through an editor ?
> > > > Anindya.
> > > > -
> > >
> > > man touch
> > >
> > > touch foo
> >
> > touch changes the timestamp if the file exists. It sounds like the file
> > already exists. btw, You don't need to delete it through an editor, "rm
> > foo ; touch foo" would do it, too. ;-)
> >

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