# adding a line to a file

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/adding-a-line-to-a-file/170077>\
**Category:** Shell Programming and Scripting\
**Created:** [March 26, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/adding-a-line-to-a-file/170077 "2007-03-26T07:06:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![ghostdog74](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/ghostdog74/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@ghostdog74](https://community.unix.com/u/ghostdog74)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 8:44am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/adding-a-line-to-a-file/170077/3 "2007-03-26T08:44:12Z")

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to add a line at beginning of file

```nohighlight
sed '1 i this is first line' file

```

to add at end of file

```nohighlight
sed '$ a this is last line' file

```

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