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Use ctrl-v ctrl-m key combos twice to insert two newline control character in the terminal. Ctrl-v lets you insert control characters into the terminal. You could use the enter or return key instead of the ctrol-m if you like. It inserts the same thing.

Sed - Inserting Lines in a FileInsert line using the Line number. This will insert the line before the line at line number 'N'. Syntax: sed 'N i <LINE-TO-BE-ADDED>' FILE.txt Example:Insert lines using Regular expression. This will insert the line before every line where pattern match is found. Syntax:Apr 19, 2015

Sed - Inserting Lines in a FileInsert line using the Line number. This will insert the line before the line at line number 'N'. Syntax: sed 'N i <LINE-TO-BE-ADDED>' FILE.txt Example:Insert lines using Regular expression. This will insert the line before every line where pattern match is found. Syntax:Apr 19, 2015

You can use the >> operator. This will append data from a command to the end of a text file. You'll see your text has been appended several times to the textfile.

Sed - Inserting Lines in a FileInsert line using the Line number. This will insert the line before the line at line number 'N'. Syntax: sed 'N i <LINE-TO-BE-ADDED>' FILE.txt Example:Insert lines using Regular expression. This will insert the line before every line where pattern match is found. Syntax:Apr 19, 2015

Linux Files, Users, and Shell Customization with Bash If you want to break up a command so that it fits on more than one line, use a backslash (\\) as the last character on the line. Bash will print the continuation prompt, usually a >, to indicate that this is a continuation of the previous line.

In Linux, to append text to a file, use the >> redirection operator or the tee command.