I wonder if there is an easy way to script:
1. Create a file from a template by replacing some tags in the template with specified strings.

2. Just copying a block of text from one file into different files. Let's say, I know beginning and the end strings of the text block, I would like to "grab" it and insert it into the other 2-3 files after some specified place (string or tag) or just append to the end of those files.

Let me know if I shouldn't submit these kind of questions here but in another place.


Thanks in advance.
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This sounds like a lot of editing of text files. Two programs in particular are good for modifying text from a shell script, sed and awk. Both have a bit of a learning curve, but they are powerful. A google of both will give you some information. A trip to each manpage will also be helpful.

Asking them here should be fine, it generally makes more sense to just ask the question first rather than ask to ask the question. If it's in the wrong place then you'll just piss off a mod cause they'll have to move it

For both of those sed can do everything you want. Google it and scan the man page, it can do heaps of cool schtuff