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Write and append to .txt file using the terminal in Linux

ID: 346

Category: Linux Terminal

Added: 11th of May 2023

Updated On: Tutorial updated and rechecked on 19th of April 2024

Views: 1,390

To write and append to a .txt file using the terminal in Linux, first create a new textfile on your desktop using the touch command

cd Desktop

touch sample_file.txt

To write to the text file we use the echo command followed by > then the filename you want to write to
echo "My favourite Linux Distros are" >> sample_file.txt

To append / add to the text file we use the echo command again followed by >> then the filename you want to write to
echo "Kubuntu" >> sample_file.txt
echo "Lubuntu" >> sample_file.txt
echo "Xubuntu" >> sample_file.txt
echo "Mint" >> sample_file.txt

To view the file in the terminal we use the cat command
cat sample_file.txt

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