For Ex :
echo "adsa " >> a.txt
echo "asdad " >> a.txt
in my file
adsa
asdad
But i am looking for
adsa asdad
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A:
Some platforms support echo -n to suppress printing newline... man echo might help
jowierun
2010-08-06 13:29:57
It's more a matter of which shell than which platform (and on some shells it's a matter of whether the relevant option is on). `man echo` is not so much help because it might not warn about the portability issue. [`printf`](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3424193/how-stop-to-going-to-new-line-in-shell-script/3424781#3424781) is the way to go.
Gilles
2010-08-06 19:15:55
I agree. If you want portability, printf is it.
fpmurphy
2010-08-06 21:57:18
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A:
Specifically, bash (from OP's tag) has a builtin echowhich supports -n. Try help echo from bash to see the help for the builtin command
Luther Blissett
2010-08-06 13:31:48
+5
A:
You can also use printf:
printf "adsa " >> a.txt
printf "asdad " >> a.txt
printf "\n" >> a.txt
or
printf "adsa " >> a.txt
printf "asdad \n" >> a.txt
Dennis Williamson
2010-08-06 14:35:44