Add a new line of text to a txt file using command prompt batch file

Question

I have a command prompt batch file with two menu options 1, that creates a txt file and adds text from a user input to it, and 2 that deletes said file.

I would like to expand option 1 if it's executed again that it adds text to the bottom of the file rather than overwriting it?

It works well but if the code is executed again it just writes over the file , I would like it to edit it and add the text to the bottom of the file.

Many Thanks

echo off
cls

set /p m= Enter 1 to add content to the text file, press 2 to delete the text file. 

:MENU 
if %m%==1 GOTO ADD
if %m%==2 GOTO DELETE 

:ADD
set /p input- Enter the text you want to add to the file:

echo %input% >Test.txt

GOTO PAUSE

:DELETE
del Test.txt
echo File Deleted.

GOTO PAUSE

:PAUSE
pause

You should write like this `echo %input% >>Test.txt` instead of `echo %input% >Test.txt` — Hackoo, May 02 '20 at 17:55
Please take the [tour] and read [ask]. Did you even try to research this problem [here](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bbatch-file%5DAppend+to+file)? — jwdonahue, May 02 '20 at 20:55
Better to use `>> "Test.txt" echo %input%` to prevent a trailing space from being written to the file too... — aschipfl, May 02 '20 at 21:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 02 '20 at 18:13

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Use >> instead of >

echo %input% >> Test.txt

answered May 02 '20 at 18:13

Trevor

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score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 04 '20 at 17:35

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echo %input%>>yourfile.txt

Kindly avoid using space in between your input, the two >>s and the target file

edited May 04 '20 at 17:35

mightyteja

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answered May 02 '20 at 20:37

oh no

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Add a new line of text to a txt file using command prompt batch file

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