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How can I append a new line to a text file followed by current date and time?

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echo "text" >> file
date >> file

If you want to have just in one line

echo -n "text" >> file
date >> file
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How can I append line breaks? Is there a way that I can pull this off with just one line of commands? – Jon Doe Jan 6 '11 at 13:41
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@jon-doe You can append line breaks by using echo - by default, it sends a line break; if you want more, you would do (for adding 4 line breaks) echo -e '\n\n\n'. To do it in one line, you can use braces { echo "text"; echo date; } >> file. – Shawn J. Goff Jan 6 '11 at 14:07

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