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Insert another file's content to current file - VI Editor

Easy way to insert another file's content to current file using VI is, > Open the file # vi myfile.txt :r myanotherfile.txt Here we can use r or read to load myanotherfile.txt on myfile.txt, Now the myanotherfile.txt's contents placed immediately after the current line. If you wish to place the contents in particular line ? Okay, If you wish to place the myanotherfile.txt's contents on myfile.txt at 5th line, > Open the file # vi myfile.txt :4r myanotherfile.txt so that the contents of myanotherfile.txt were placed immediately after the 4th line ( obviously on 5th line as we required). You can do this without opening the myfile.txt: Below command to insert myanotherfile.txt's contents on myfile.txt: # sed -i 'r myanotherfile.txt' myfile.txt now myanotherfile.txt's contents on myfile.txt at second line( I hop we already know why it placed on second line ! ), If you wish to place this on 5th line, then: # sed -i '4r myanotherfile.txt' myfile.txt