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How can I combine/blend all the files in a folder by sequentially merging their content?

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answered 2023-06-16 18:32:01 +0000

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There are several ways to combine/blend all the files in a folder by sequentially merging their content, depending on your operating system and preferences:

  1. Windows Command Prompt:
  2. Open Command Prompt
  3. Navigate to the directory containing the files using the "cd" command (e.g. cd C:\myfolder)
  4. Type "copy /b *.txt output.txt" to merge all files with the extension ".txt" into a new file called "output.txt"
  5. Adjust the extension and filename according to your needs

  6. MacOS Terminal:

  7. Open Terminal
  8. Navigate to the directory containing the files using the "cd" command (e.g. cd ~/Documents/myfolder/)
  9. Type "cat *.txt > output.txt" to merge all files with the extension ".txt" into a new file called "output.txt"
  10. Adjust the extension and filename according to your needs

  11. Using a scripting language:

  12. Open your preferred scripting language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Perl)
  13. Write a script that loops through all files in the directory and append their contents into a new file
  14. Save and run the script
  15. Adjust the file extension and filename according to your needs

Example Python script:

import os

folder = 'myfolder'
output_file = 'output.txt'

with open(output_file, 'w') as out:
    for file in os.listdir(folder):
        if file.endswith('.txt'):
            with open(os.path.join(folder, file), 'r') as f:
                out.write(f.read())
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Last updated: Jun 16 '23