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can I merge file like this?
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1`cat file1 file2`. If you want to save the output in another file, `cat file1 file2 > file3` – bisen2 May 30 '20 at 20:08
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@bisen2 in that casse it will just add file 2 after file1 isn't it ? that''s like what I wanted... – goldenasian May 30 '20 at 20:18
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totally right, I should have read the question more carefully. You can use `paste -d \\n file1 file2` – bisen2 May 30 '20 at 20:27
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As an alternative to the sed method suggested by @Michael, you can also use the paste command, in this case: paste -d \\n file1 file2
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Have you tried the below in the linux command line?
cat file2.txt >> file1.txt
This will append the text in file1 to file 2.
Edit: Having seen your query is referring to intertwining the files, I think this article will help you using the 'sed' command: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/288521/with-the-linux-cat-command-how-do-i-show-only-certain-lines-by-number
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yes I aleady did, but in that case it will just add up file2 after file1 – goldenasian May 30 '20 at 20:14
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if you see sample up there 1st line of file2 is appended after 1st line of file 2 then 2nd line after 2nd and so on ..., but with cat command it will just add each file – goldenasian May 30 '20 at 20:16
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1I have now edited my response with an article on using the 'sed' command. You can use this to merge with bisen2's solution. – Michael May 30 '20 at 20:28