>>>>> "c" == collargol <collargol at runbox.com> writes:
c> I have a problem writing a script in sh that will take the
c> first line of file1 (a single word), and then take the first
c> line on file2 (a string containing spaces and special
c> characters), and merge them together on one line in file3. Then
c> on to the next line and so forth.
The paste command might do what you want. "man paste" for details.
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