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Examples

Concatenate a string to a file:

  <concat destfile="README">Hello, World!</concat>

Concatenate a series of files to the console:

  <concat>
    <fileset dir="messages" includes="*important*"/>
  </concat>

Concatenate a single file, appending if the destination file exists:

  <concat destfile="NOTES" append="true">
    <filelist dir="notes" files="note.txt"/>
  </concat>

Concatenate a series of files, overwriting if the destination file exists:

  <concat destfile="${docbook.dir}/all-sections.xml">
    <filelist dir="${docbook.dir}/sections" 
         files="introduction.xml,overview.xml"/>
    <fileset dir="${docbook.dir}" 
         includes="sections/*.xml" 
         excludes="introduction.xml,overview.xml"/>
  </concat>



Andrew Marlow 2003-07-08