How to add content from different sources on the same line in bash

Question

I am wondering if it is possible to add content as a single line from different sources. I used paste but it didn't work.

e.g.

x=1
paste echo hi awk NR=="'$x' file.txt echo bye

any ideas?

Thanks

possible duplicate of this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4181703/how-can-i-concatenate-string-variables-in-bash — oz123, Jul 12 '13 at 06:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '13 at 07:00

2

echo hi $(awk NR=="$x" file.txt) bye

or add more sources:

echo hi $(awk NR=="$x" file.txt) $(awk NR-1=="$x" file.txt) bye

answered Jul 12 '13 at 07:00

perreal

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