Hi, How do I append the filename to the end of every rows in a text file? my filename is ABC exiting lines CUPD|0|20205|FALSE|FALSE|International CUPD|1|20206|FALSE|FALSE|International CUPD|2|20207|FALSE|FALSE|International i want to add ABC to the end of every rows. CUPD|0|20205|FALSE|FALSE|International|ABC CUPD|1|20206|FALSE|FALSE|International|ABC CUPD|2|20207|FALSE|FALSE|International|ABC Thanks Nimi

Here are two ways. Using awk: awk ' { print $0"|"FILENAME } ' ABC # and sed: VAR="ABC" sed 's/$/|'"${VAR}"'/' ABC

Hi Thanks Nails.. I used the following command VAR="MSS" sed 's/$/|'"${VAR}"'/' ABC.txt > test1.txt mv test1.txt ABC.txt i got what i wanted. how do u use awk for the same scenario? VAR="MSS" awk ' {print $0"|"ABC.txt} ' $VAR ??? well, which one is a better way, sed or awk? Thanks Nimi

My original post assumed the actual filename was the replacement text. That's why I was able to use awk's FILENAME internal variable. You can embed shell variables in awk: awk ' { print $0"|""'"$VAR"'" } ' ABC.txt but I prefer to pass the variable's value to the awk script: awk ' { print $0"|"v1 } ' v1="$VAR" ABC.txt In this case, which is better - awk or sed? It's a personal preference. I prefer the sed version.