Create a text file using Bash

Boffy · 03-14-2005, 01:19 PM

Is there anyway to echo some data to a text file using a bash script?

Boffy

ahh · 03-14-2005, 01:26 PM

Code:

echo data > data.txt

will create a file called data.txt containing data.
If the file exists it will be overwritten.

Code:

echo data >> data.txt

will add data to the end of the file data.txt.
It will create it if it doesn't exist.

Hope this helps.

Savahn · 03-14-2005, 01:27 PM

You might try echo

#!/bin/sh
echo "Inputing data into /home/user/test.txt"
echo "Hello Bob" > /home/user/test.txt

Boffy · 03-14-2005, 01:33 PM

Thanks thats just the sort of thing I was looking for. You have no idea how hard trying to find that on google was.

Savahn · 03-14-2005, 02:22 PM

Also if you just want to create a text file but leave it emtpy use touch

#!/bin/sh

touch /home/user/text.txt

Dave Kelly · 03-14-2005, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Boffy
Thanks thats just the sort of thing I was looking for. You have no idea how hard trying to find that on google was.

Google for this tar ball.
abs-guide-2.6.