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
If you would like to insert a word on particular line ?
yes we can, the same way:
# sed -i '4a NEW LINE ADDED' myfile.txt
You can see the 'NEW LINE ADDED' on myfile.txt at 5th line.
cool...
> 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
If you would like to insert a word on particular line ?
yes we can, the same way:
# sed -i '4a NEW LINE ADDED' myfile.txt
You can see the 'NEW LINE ADDED' on myfile.txt at 5th line.
cool...
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