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Write in between a file
SOME_STRING="exit 0"
PATH_TO_YOUR_FILE="./file"
cat $PATH_TO_YOUR_FILE | head -n `expr $(echo $(cat -n $PATH_TO_YOUR_FILE | grep "$SOME_STRING" | tail -n 1) | cut -d ' ' -f 1) - 1` > $PATH_TO_YOUR_FILE
echo -e "Hello world\n$SOME_STRING" >> $PATH_TO_YOUR_FILE
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