Copy Multiple Files Into One File

[DumbTerminal]

Hi guys

I was wondering if it is possible to copy the contents of several files into a new file?

I have 3 files conf1.txt, conf2.txt, conf3.txt

I want to put the contents of all 3 files into one file; masterconf.txt

Is this possible? If so, can someone give me the syntax?

I tried a few different cp commands, but without the desired results.I haven't seen this covered in Google, only copying multiple files into one directory, etc..

Thanks!

Edit:

I've found batch files from Googling, but that's not exactly what I am looking for, and my feeble mind doesn't understand them.

Edited October 12, 2005 by DumbTerminal

[shanenin]

I am not sure I am following. Do you want to put them in something like a zip file? in linux there is the tar file.

the idea would be to make a directory, and call it for example: conf_files, then move all of your .txt files to the directory called conf_files.

now to tar up the files into one file do the following command

tar -cf conf_files.tar conf_files

edit added later//

if you just want to make one long text file. you could do this

cat {conf1.txt,conf2.txt,conf3.txt} >> newfile.txt

Edited October 12, 2005 by shanenin

[DumbTerminal]

I am not sure I am following. Do you want to put them in something like a zip file? in linux there is the tar file.

the idea would be to make a directory, and call it for example: conf_files, then move all of your .txt files to the directory called conf_files.

now to tar up the files into one file do the following command

tar -cf conf_files.tar conf_files

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No, I wanted to copy all of the information in the 3 seperate configuration files into one single configuration file.

I just copied the info from the 3 files individually and pasted it into one file.

I was just thinking it would be cool if there were a quicker, easier way to do that.

Thanks for responding

[shanenin]

I ammended my first post, with what you wnated to do

[DumbTerminal]

I ammended my first post, with what you wnated to do

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sweet, thanks very much

I thought I had a bookmark on how to do that, but I couldn't find it.

I forgot about using cat to write out contents...

I learn so much (sometimes TOO much) about CLI everyday.

I have several conf files I want to experiment with, and this will probably save me literally hours!

Thanks again.

[shanenin]

you could also have done it manually, one file at a time

cat conf1.txt > new_file.txt
cat conf2.txt >> new_file.txt
cat conf3.txt >> new_file.txt

using one '>' will cause the info for cat conf1.txt to erase and start a new file. using two '>>' will cause the file to be ammened to the end.

[jcl]

cat {conf1.txt,conf2.txt,conf3.txt} >> newfile.txt

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

FWIW the brace expansion isn't necessary.

[shanenin]

good point, the braces just complicate it.

Edited October 13, 2005 by shanenin