Appending to a File

• open(FH, ">>filename")

open(LOGFILE,">>log.txt"); # Open log.txt for writing

print LOGFILE "$date - $user\n"; # Adds entry to the log file

close(LOGFILE); # close the filehandle

• Opening a file for appending will create the file if it does not exist

• Lines are added to the end of the file as they are written

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