With cat command create a file which is a merge of 2 files(linux)

Question

What I'm trying to do:

With cat command create a file named Merge which is the merge of
test.txt and Copy(in a different directory than test.txt)

Both test.txt and Copy contain the same content:

reglib
test.txt

So what I expect is:

reglib
test.txt
reglib
test.txt

What I've tried:

cat /home/eleve/Copy | cat test.txt >Merge.txt
cat /home/eleve/Copy >Merge.txt | cat test.txt >Merge.txt
cat /home/eleve/Copy >Merge.txt | cat test.txt >>Merge.txt

And all of those command gave me the same wrong result:

reglib
test.txt

Can anyone please suggest me the right command? thanks.

`cat` may take two arguments. `cat first_file second_file` will print both files. — KamilCuk, Sep 27 '19 at 17:35

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 27 '19 at 17:35

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You can use "cat" on multiple files, in which case it'll print them out in order.

cat test.txt Copy

answered Sep 27 '19 at 17:35

Michael Crouch

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never knew it was so simple, thanks mate :) – Daniel_Kamel Sep 27 '19 at 17:37
"cat" is short for "concatenate", and it does indeed support concatenation :P – that other guy Sep 27 '19 at 17:56

With cat command create a file which is a merge of 2 files(linux)

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