"Ross Cooney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > echo test >> test.txt > > appends the word "test" at the bottom of a file called "test.txt" > > How do you pipe text to the top of a file?
However you do it - it requires physically moving all data already in the file, so in the general case it will never perform particularly well. - If you really think you need this rather try to rethink the design and get by with overwrite/append; these operations do not require physical copy/move of *the whole file*. Perhaps you could tell more of what you're trying to achieve in the big picture? So long, Joe -- "I use emacs, which might be thought of as a thermonuclear word processor." -- Neal Stephenson, "In the beginning... was the command line" _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
