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I've looked around AskUbuntu, as well as just trying on the internet; but i can see no solution, every time i change my coding.



I run Ubuntu 18.04.1 (in case that matters)



and i want to have a simple script that will allow data to be added to a file, but if the file already exists, to allow it to continue from where it left off at the beginning.



so i want file to be created and the first piece of information put into it from a 3rd party source.



then i want now that the file already exists, i want it to add new information at the bottom of the existing text



for egg sample



  • the file does not exist

  • a file is created (called "mylog")

  • information is added to the first line of the file and a newline is
    created to move the cursor to the beginning of the next available
    line.

  • The file contains all the log information i needed by monitoring them
    for me

  • while i learn sleep patterns again.

Is this even possible on Ubuntu, Am I missing the obvious; the irony is that i can do it in DOS with my eyes closed.



Thanks in advance; please refer to similar questions if you think they will help, i personally was just not able too.



I've been trying to do it with gedit and a terminal to run it each time to test. If you can do it with bash, that would be great, if you think something better, that's perfectly acceptable, i Just use Bash because it's my favourite, but I'm not married to it.









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    I've looked around AskUbuntu, as well as just trying on the internet; but i can see no solution, every time i change my coding.



    I run Ubuntu 18.04.1 (in case that matters)



    and i want to have a simple script that will allow data to be added to a file, but if the file already exists, to allow it to continue from where it left off at the beginning.



    so i want file to be created and the first piece of information put into it from a 3rd party source.



    then i want now that the file already exists, i want it to add new information at the bottom of the existing text



    for egg sample



    • the file does not exist

    • a file is created (called "mylog")

    • information is added to the first line of the file and a newline is
      created to move the cursor to the beginning of the next available
      line.

    • The file contains all the log information i needed by monitoring them
      for me

    • while i learn sleep patterns again.

    Is this even possible on Ubuntu, Am I missing the obvious; the irony is that i can do it in DOS with my eyes closed.



    Thanks in advance; please refer to similar questions if you think they will help, i personally was just not able too.



    I've been trying to do it with gedit and a terminal to run it each time to test. If you can do it with bash, that would be great, if you think something better, that's perfectly acceptable, i Just use Bash because it's my favourite, but I'm not married to it.









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      I've looked around AskUbuntu, as well as just trying on the internet; but i can see no solution, every time i change my coding.



      I run Ubuntu 18.04.1 (in case that matters)



      and i want to have a simple script that will allow data to be added to a file, but if the file already exists, to allow it to continue from where it left off at the beginning.



      so i want file to be created and the first piece of information put into it from a 3rd party source.



      then i want now that the file already exists, i want it to add new information at the bottom of the existing text



      for egg sample



      • the file does not exist

      • a file is created (called "mylog")

      • information is added to the first line of the file and a newline is
        created to move the cursor to the beginning of the next available
        line.

      • The file contains all the log information i needed by monitoring them
        for me

      • while i learn sleep patterns again.

      Is this even possible on Ubuntu, Am I missing the obvious; the irony is that i can do it in DOS with my eyes closed.



      Thanks in advance; please refer to similar questions if you think they will help, i personally was just not able too.



      I've been trying to do it with gedit and a terminal to run it each time to test. If you can do it with bash, that would be great, if you think something better, that's perfectly acceptable, i Just use Bash because it's my favourite, but I'm not married to it.









      share














      I've looked around AskUbuntu, as well as just trying on the internet; but i can see no solution, every time i change my coding.



      I run Ubuntu 18.04.1 (in case that matters)



      and i want to have a simple script that will allow data to be added to a file, but if the file already exists, to allow it to continue from where it left off at the beginning.



      so i want file to be created and the first piece of information put into it from a 3rd party source.



      then i want now that the file already exists, i want it to add new information at the bottom of the existing text



      for egg sample



      • the file does not exist

      • a file is created (called "mylog")

      • information is added to the first line of the file and a newline is
        created to move the cursor to the beginning of the next available
        line.

      • The file contains all the log information i needed by monitoring them
        for me

      • while i learn sleep patterns again.

      Is this even possible on Ubuntu, Am I missing the obvious; the irony is that i can do it in DOS with my eyes closed.



      Thanks in advance; please refer to similar questions if you think they will help, i personally was just not able too.



      I've been trying to do it with gedit and a terminal to run it each time to test. If you can do it with bash, that would be great, if you think something better, that's perfectly acceptable, i Just use Bash because it's my favourite, but I'm not married to it.







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