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[Sanjiv Sharma_1]

Hi,

I have two ascii files tab and ext.
tab consists of names (about 200):
A
B
C
D
ext consists of numbers (about 200):
211
425
413
3124

A is 211, B is 425, C is 413 and so on...

Is there a way to merge this two files so that the new file should be like:
A 211
B 425
B 413
D 3124

Thanks in advance.
Raje.

[Stefan Farrelly]

see the manpage for the merge command. Its really easy.

[Sanjiv Sharma_1]

Hi Stephen,

Thanks for your reply.

I have seen the man page of merge command.
But couldn't do it.
Can you give me the syntax ?

[Carlos Fernandez Riera]

Use paste:

paste tab ext > tabext

[Robin Wakefield]

Hi Raje,

To use paste with a different separation character, use the -d switch, e.g.

paste -d " " tab ext > tabext

The default is a tab character.

Rgds, Robin.

[Michael Tully]

To get a space between the contents of file one and file two:

paste -d "\ " tab ext >tabext

[Ceesjan van Hattum]

Hi Raje,

The answers in which 'paste' is shown are correct, but you didn't give anyone between 8-10 points, meaning that the answers helped you, but that it is not completely satisfying.
Is there anything you would like to see more??

Regards,
Ceesjan