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brendandawes/Merge multiple csv files and ignore the header on all but the first

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Merge multiple csv files and ignore the header on all but the first
FIRST=
for FILE in *.csv
do
exec 5<"$FILE" # Open file
read LINE <&5 # Read first line
[ -z "$FIRST" ] && echo "$LINE" # Print it only from first file
FIRST="no"
cat <&5 # Print the rest directly to standard output
exec 5<&- # Close file
# Redirect stdout for this section into file.out
done > file.out
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