Sounds like you just want to append.

echo "text to append" >> filename.txt

a single > overwrites the file.  double > appends to the end of the file.

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:00 PM, aldo albanese <aldo_alban...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a large text file, about 9 gig.  I would like to insert a text at the 
> end of the file without open it, is it possible?
> I'm reading about sed command but is giving some errors.  This is what I'm 
> using as syntax sed 'textaaa' filename.
>
> Thanks,
> Aldo
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