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file with linefeeds.
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EOF</pre>
 
Appends everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file without overwriting it.
 
Appends everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file without overwriting it.
  

Revision as of 13:21, 27 September 2007

The vim-way

vim /path/to/file

Make the changes with vim: i: insert mode

w! write file
x! exit vim and save
q! exit vim without saving


The nano-way

nano /path/to/file
or
nano -w /path/to/file
(this will disable automated line-breakes)


Make the changes with nano:

CTRL+O: Write file

CTRL+X: Exit the program (you will be asked if you want to save changes)

CTRL+W: Search for a string


The cat-way

cat > /path/to/file << "EOF"
Content of the
file with linefeeds.
EOF<pre>
Writes everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file.

Attention: The file is being overwritten.

<pre>cat >> /path/to/file << "EOF"
Content of the
file with linefeeds.
EOF

Appends everything betwen the cat and the EOF to the given file without overwriting it.


The echo-way

echo "contents" > /path/to/file<pre>
Writes everything betwen " " to the given file (no linefeeds possible).

Attention: The file is being overwritten.

<pre>echo "contents >> /path/to/file<pre>
Appends everything betwen " " to the given file without overwriting it.

== The perl-way ==
<pre>perl -e 'print "Content of the\nfile with linefeeds"' > /path/to/file

Writes everything betwen " " to the given file (\n represents linefeeds).

Attention: The file is being overwritten.

perl -e 'print "Content of the\nfile with linefeeds"' >> /path/to/file

Appends everything betwen " " to the given file without overwriting it (\n represents linefeeds).