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How can I combine two text files having different columns in one file?

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I have two text files need to be combined to one.
a.txt b.txt
1 2 4
4 3 6
i need like this
c.txt
1 2 4
4 3 6

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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 19 Jun 2015
a=dlmread('a.txt');
b=dlmread('b.txt');
c=[a,b];
dlmwrite('c.txt',c);
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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 19 Jun 2015
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 19 Jun 2015
a=dlmread('a.txt')
b=dlmread('b.txt')
header=' x y z'
c=[a b]
fid=fopen('file.txt','w')
fprintf(fid,'%s \r\n',header)
myformat='%12.8f %12.8f %12.8f \r\n'
fprintf(fid,myformat,c)
fclose(fid)
ND
ND on 19 Jun 2015
Sorry it writes just one columns three times in the last file ?

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dpb
dpb on 19 Jun 2015
c=[textread('a.txt') textread('b.txt')];
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ND
ND on 19 Jun 2015
Edited: ND on 19 Jun 2015
Dear Azzi,
After combining them I have added headers for them, now I should import these data to excel spreadsheet but it is failed? Many thanks
Stephen23
Stephen23 on 19 Jun 2015
Edited: Stephen23 on 19 Jun 2015
Similarly to dpb's answer you can also use load:
>> c = [load('a.txt'),load('b.txt')];

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