djb@wjh12.harvard.edu (David J. Birnbaum) (08/09/89)
MS-DOS 'copy' does not like wildcards; I can not concatenate temp1 and temp2 into temp3 by entering "copy temp? temp3" (assuming that temp1 and temp2 exist and temp3 doesn't. The UNIX cat command will do what I want (cat temp? > temp3). I looked for an MS-DOS implemen- tation and tried the one in picnix31, but it includes the EOF character and I am unable to concatenate text files and then look at them without tripping over the embedded control-Z. There doesn't seem to be a switch that would concatenate text files and dump the extra control-Zs (retaining the one at the end of the last file, of course). Could anyone point me toward an MS-DOS version of cat (or anything similar) that will allow me to concatenate text files USING WILDCARDS without running into my embedded control-Z problem. I have ftp ac- cess; if it's available at an archive site, please let me know what the program is called, where it is, and how to get there by ftp. Please reply by email to: djb@wjh12.harvard.edu [Internet] djb@wjh12.uucp [UUCP] djb@harvunxw.bitnet [Bitnet] Thanks. --David
don@trsvax.UUCP (08/10/89)
>MS-DOS 'copy' does not like wildcards; I can not concatenate temp1 >and temp2 into temp3 by entering "copy temp? temp3" (assuming that >temp1 and temp2 exist and temp3 doesn't. Actually, this works fine for me. Command.com complains that the contents of the file temp3 is lost, but when I look at the file, it is the correct concatenation of the two temp files. If such an error bothers you, there is an easy solution. Create a temporary directory called tempdir. Then execute the DOS commands: copy temp? tempdir\temp3 copy tempdir\temp3 . This even takes care of the case where temp3 already exists. BTW, I'm using DOS 3.3. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Don Subt The opinions expressed above are Tandy Corp. strictly mine, not my employer's. 817-390-3068 ...!texbell!letni!rwsys!trsvax!don
bga@bgalli.eds.com (Billy G. Allie) (08/11/89)
In article <380@wjh12.harvard.edu>, (David J. Birnbaum) writes: < MS-DOS 'copy' does not like wildcards; I can not concatenate temp1 < and temp2 into temp3 by entering "copy temp? temp3" (assuming that < temp1 and temp2 exist and temp3 doesn't. The UNIX cat command will < do what I want (cat temp? > temp3). I looked for an MS-DOS implemen- < tation and tried the one in picnix31, but it includes the EOF < character and I am unable to concatenate text files and then look < at them without tripping over the embedded control-Z. Try the following command: c:\>for %i in (temp?) do type %i >>temp3 This should do what you want for text files. -- ____ | Billy G. Allie | Internet..: bga@bgalli.eds.com | /| | 7436 Hartwell | UUCP......: uunet!{mcf|edsews}!bgalli!bga |-/-|----- | Dearborn, MI 48126 | Compuserve: 76337,2061 |/ |LLIE | (313) 582-1540 | Genie.....: BGALLIE
w8sdz@smoke.BRL.MIL (Keith Petersen) (08/11/89)
One way to copy several text files into one output file is
COPY NUL+*.TXT MY.OUT
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Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdzdavidr@hplsla.HP.COM (David M. Reed) (08/12/89)
If I recall correctly, you can use the DOS COPY command to combine files:
COPY file1 + file2 + file3 file4
will combine files 1, 2 and 3 into a new file named file 4. If you left off
a target file name (file4), then files 2 and 3 would be added to file 1.