linux - merging contents from two files in one file using shell script -

file :

1 3 5 7 

file b:

2 4 6 8 

is possible use file , file b input in shell script , output file c contents follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   

use paste interleave lines in exact order they're found:

paste -d '\n' filea fileb 

or use sort combine , sort files:

sort filea fileb