Combine multiple text files into one text file?

dirtydog7655 · 03-22-2011, 01:41 PM

Thanks for the help, got it!

MS3FGX · 03-22-2011, 01:46 PM

You could simply display them all at once with "cat", and pipe the result into a new file.

rgdacosta · 03-22-2011, 01:47 PM

There are a few ways to do this.

Code:

cd /directory_where_files_are

find . -type f -exec cat {} >> my_combined_file.cap \;

or

Code:

cd /directory_where_files_are
for $i in $(find . -type f); do cat $i >> my_combined_file.cap; done

savona · 03-22-2011, 01:52 PM

cd /directory_where_files_are
cat *.cap >> onefile.cap

szboardstretcher · 03-22-2011, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by savona

cd /directory_where_files_are
cat *.cap >> onefile.cap

but remember, this may not be in sorted order.

dirtydog7655 · 03-22-2011, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by szboardstretcher

but remember, this may not be in sorted order.

In place of the asterisk, simply place the file name?

Such as cat log.cap1 log.cap2 >> finallog.cap

?

joebloggs99 · 05-16-2013, 10:47 PM

If it is just a one off, you could use an online converter such as merge-files-online.com