maybe NOT so simple an output query
 

Sorry; I posted this in the Newbie section, but only received one response, so I am re-posting
my problem here.

How do I output on a single line? For example; if I...echo "dougp">file1...and I...echo "Douglas">file2, when I...cat
file1 file2>file3... And then I...cat file3, the output is on two separate lines.
That is;
dougp
Douglas
How do I get it to display on a single line? Like this;
dougp Douglas ....or.... dougp, Douglas
Today is my third day playing with Unix(Linux on my Mac), yet I'm stymied by this simple problem.

P.S.; I have tried... man cat......no luck.
I have tried... info cat.......no luck.
I have tried asking other students............no luck.
The instructor doesn't know either.

P.P.S.; I tried Sandy's suggestion, but the output is from "cat" not from "echo".

Closed too. No need to double post and especially post the same question after its been answered or replied to. Try to keep the existing threads alive.

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