insert file?

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Frank Cox wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:26:25 +0800 (CST)
>> adrian kok <adriankok2000 at yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
>>
>>> Please help how insert `who` in the third line of the
>>> file 
>> man sed
>>
> I think he wanted to insert the output of the who command in the
> file. It that is the case, then it gets a bit more complicated,
> because you are trying to insert multiple lines.
> 
> You could do something like:
> 
> who | sed -i -e2r/dev/stdin <file name>
> 
I forgot to add that using the -i will change the original file. If
you want to create a new file, you could use:

who | sed -e2r/dev/stdin <file name> > <new file>

Mikkel
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