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[SnoopCat]

is there any command in linux to prepend a word to the beginning of every line in a specified txt file?

 

[Cogman]

honestly I dont know, But I dont think there is.

 

[Dravic]

... make a backup first...

If you can edit the file with vi

try entering the vi command prompt using a colon( : ), then

1,$ s/^/(your word here)/

translation

from the 1st(1) line to(,) the end($) of the file, search(s/) for the beginning(^) of the line, and replace(/) with.

dont include the ('s )'s around "your word here" :0

if you're unsure of changes made, just use : q ! to quit without changes

 

[kcthomas]

using part of dravics code you might be able to do this too. without having to go into vi. i haven't tried this though so im not sure.

sed -e 's/^/(your word here)/' oldfilename > newfilename