For example:
File 1:
abc def ghi
jkl mno pqr
File 2:
stu vwx yza
bcd efg hij
klm nop qrs
I want the reult to be:
abc def ghistu vwx yza
jkl mno pqrbcd efg hij
klm nop qrs
For example:
File 1:
abc def ghi
jkl mno pqr
File 2:
stu vwx yza
bcd efg hij
klm nop qrs
I want the reult to be:
abc def ghistu vwx yza
jkl mno pqrbcd efg hij
klm nop qrs
Try the paste command
paste file1 file2 > newfile
thanks Jim but when I use paste the spaces doesn't seem rigth with the "new line character" showing as a big white space in between the merged lines.
Try this.
for line1 in file1
do
if [ -z $line1 ]
then
echo $line1 >> outputFile
fi
for line2 in file2
do
echo $line2 >> outputFile
break
done
done
# paste -d \\ file1 file2
abc def ghistu vwx yza
jkl mno pqrbcd efg hij
klm nop qrs