I have an array where each each array is in this format "path of the file :number: content in one line". i want to read each line and create different files(.txt) in one directory. If the path is same, i will append it to the old file else create a new file? 

input : example it's in the format of file path: line number : comment
a[0]-tests/right/case1: 12 : //comment
a[1]-tests/right/case1: 13 : //comment
a[2]-test/right/case3:  5  : //comment

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expected output :

in each file there should be the same path and the whole line should be printed. If the path is different then i should create a new file.

In reply to Copying files from one file to another file by harishnv

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