I want to add a row of headers to an existing CSV file, editing in place. How can I do this?
echo 'one, two, three' > testfile.csv
and I want to end up with
column1, column2, column3 one, two, three
Changing the initial CSV output is out of my hands.
Any standard command will do. The important thing is the file is edited in place, and the line is inserted at the beginning of the file.
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Answer
This adds custom text at the beginning of your file:
echo 'your_custom_escaped_content' > temp_file.csv cat testfile.csv >> temp_file.csv mv temp_file.csv testfile.csv