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--- tutorials:perl_exercises [2010/08/07 00:20] – chkuo
+++ tutorials:perl_exercises [2010/08/07 00:42] (current) – chkuo
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 </code>
 See a sample answer [[tutorials:perl:write_lines_to_files.pl|here]].
+===== combine_files =====
+The opposite of write_lines_to_files; obtain an input directory and an output file from the command line, read the files in the input directory and write their content to one single output file. Note that we want to exclude hidden files in the input directory.
+**Hint: learn about filehandle, directory operation, and pattern matching before attempting this exercise.**
+<code bash>
+$ head output/*
+==> output/1 <==
+George Washington
+==> output/2 <==
+John Adams
+==> output/3 <==
+Thomas Jefferson
+==> output/4 <==
+James Madison
+==> output/5 <==
+James Monroe
+$ perl combine_files.pl output/ combined.txt
+$ cat combined.txt
+George Washington
+John Adams
+Thomas Jefferson
+James Madison
+James Monroe
+</code>
+See a sample answer [[tutorials:perl:combine_files.pl|here]].