unix: concatenate files by line

[walla]

Is there a unix command/utility that can concatenate two files line-by-line?

Essentially, I have two sets of data, and they are matched by row but in two separate files. I would like to merge them into one file.

Can someone explain how to do this? Thanks.

 

[drag]

Try this:

paste -d "\n" file1 file2 > file3

Is that what you want?

Or maybe you want the data side by side?

paste file1 file2 > file3

 

[walla]

Originally posted by: drag

Or maybe you want the data side by side?

paste file1 file2 > file3

Precisely what I was looking for. Thanks!