appending text to all files that starts with a string
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How do I append a string to all the files in a directory that starts with a particular string?
I tried,
cat mysig >> F*
But instead of appending contents of mysig to all files starting with F, it creates a file named "F*". Obviously wildcard doesn't seem to work. Any alternatives? Thanks in advance.
Edit: Also how do I delete this newly created file "F*" safely?. Using
rm F*
would delete all the files starting with F which I wouldn't want.
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