For using cat to output *.txt files within a specific directory, how can I insert the filename as a "break" before each file?
file #1
contents of file
file #2
contents of file
ideally as an easy to remember few bash commands.
see also:
how to pipe ls into cat with xargs so that filenames are listed?
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2 Answers
One more option to @0stone0 answer
You can use tail insted of cat:
tail -n +1 *
Output:
==> file-1.txt <==
contents of file
==> file-2.txt <==
contents of file
Improved answer;
Instead of an separate -exec basename, using just -print will show the filename:
find . -type f -print -exec cat {} \;
You could use a find command with multiple -exec;
find . -type f -iname '*.txt' -exec basename {} \; -exec cat {} \;
-> ls
a.txt b.txt
-> find . -type f -iname '*.txt' -exec basename {} \; -exec cat {} \;
b.txt
b
a.txt
a
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