data ------------------------- para1 foo bar para1 some stuff para2 other stuff para2 foo bar para3 this is enough ------------------------- if paragraph's lines start with para2, then append new line(s) to that paragraph desired ------------------------- para1 foo bar para1 some stuff para2 other stuff para2 foo bar para2 NEW STUFF para3 this is enough ------------------------- going nuts with trying to set -F to \n\n or using -00