Combine multiple text file into one with Bash

Asked Jul 24 '17 at 22:19

Active Jul 24 '17 at 22:30

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In a folder I have multiple text files, suppose:

file1.txt
file2.txt
file3.txt

I use this script, saved in the same folder, to combine the content of that files into one,

if [ -a ALL.txt ]; then
rm ./ALL.txt
fi

for i in *.txt; do 
mv "$i" "`echo $i | sed -e 's, ,-,g'`"; 
done;

for f in *.txt; do
echo '' >> "$f"
done

for i in *.txt; do 

cat $i >> ./ALL.txt

done

but this script adds one new line at the end of each file every time I run it. How to avoid it?

asked Jul 24 '17 at 22:19

Neuran

Can you explain what you're trying to do? – Elmar Peise Jul 24 '17 at 22:25
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`echo '' >> "$f"` adds a new line at the end of each file, so if you don't want that, I'm wandering what this is supposed to do... – Elmar Peise Jul 24 '17 at 22:26
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Do you just want to `cat *.txt > ALL.txt`? – Elmar Peise Jul 24 '17 at 22:27
you are right. thank you. – Neuran Jul 24 '17 at 22:50
If I understood your question correctly, it is probably already answered here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2150614/bash-shell-scripting-combining-txt-into-one-file – taiko Jul 24 '17 at 22:30

Combine multiple text file into one with Bash

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