diff --git a/sh/tests/append-output_test.sh b/sh/tests/append-output_test.sh
index b63a849c..6e7001dc 100755
--- a/sh/tests/append-output_test.sh
+++ b/sh/tests/append-output_test.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ script_dirS=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
 
 if test ! -e append-output; then
     mkdir append-output
+    cat <<EOF >append-output/results.txt
+"In the End" - Linkin Park
+"Crawling" - Linkin Park
+"Elevation" - U2
+"Get the Party Started" - Pink
+"Lady Marmalade" - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink
+EOF
     cat <<EOF >append-output/songs.txt
 "Breathe" - Faith Hill
 "It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent
@@ -67,7 +74,6 @@ if test ! -e append-output; then
 "Always on Time" - Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
 EOF
 fi
-
 challenge() {
     $(cd "$1" && bash "$script_dirS"/$FILENAME)
     submitted=$(cat $1/results.txt)
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ challenge() {
     expected=$(cat $1/results.txt)
     diff <(echo "$submitted") <(echo "$expected")
 }
+
 if [ -s ${FILENAME} ]; then
     if [[ $(cat $FILENAME | grep "cat <<EOF >results.txt" | wc -l) -ne 0 ]]; then
         echo "cheating is not allowed in this exercise!"
diff --git a/sh/tests/solutions/append-output.sh b/sh/tests/solutions/append-output.sh
index ba4bb63e..6725525b 100755
--- a/sh/tests/solutions/append-output.sh
+++ b/sh/tests/solutions/append-output.sh
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
+# added this here to make the test cleaner
+cat <<EOF >results.txt
+"In the End" - Linkin Park
+"Crawling" - Linkin Park
+"Elevation" - U2
+"Get the Party Started" - Pink
+"Lady Marmalade" - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink
+EOF
 cat songs.txt | grep "\- J" >>results.txt
diff --git a/subjects/devops/append-output/README.md b/subjects/devops/append-output/README.md
index 766ad711..e4612da6 100644
--- a/subjects/devops/append-output/README.md
+++ b/subjects/devops/append-output/README.md
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 Create a file `append-output.sh` that will get the output of a file and parse it, and then write it to a file with a specific format using a single command.
 
-Get the content of the `songs.txt`, parse it with the `grep` command to filter the file in order to get all the songs from the artist whose names start with `J`, and write the output to the existing file `results.txt`, check the example below:
+Get the content of the file `songs.txt`, parse it with the `grep` command to filter the file in order to get all the songs from the artist whose names start with `J`, and write the output to the existing file `results.txt`, check the example below:
 
 ### Usage
 
 ```console
 $ ls
-songs.txt result.txt
+append-output.sh songs.txt result.txt
 $ cat songs.txt
 "Breathe" - Faith Hill
 "It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ Expected output:
 ```console
 $ ./append-output.sh
 $ cat result.txt
+"In the End" - Linkin Park
+"Crawling" - Linkin Park
+"Elevation" - U2
+"Get the Party Started" - Pink
+"Lady Marmalade" - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink
 "All for You" - Janet Jackson
 "I Wanna Know" - Joe
 "I'm Real" - Jennifer Lopez
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ $ cat result.txt
 $
 ```
 
+> Only the script `append-output.sh` must be submitted!
+
 ### Hints
 
 To add the output to a file with a specific format, you can use the `>>` operator to redirect the output of the command to a file, like this:
diff --git a/subjects/devops/append-output/results.txt b/subjects/devops/append-output/results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a235b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subjects/devops/append-output/results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"In the End" - Linkin Park
+"Crawling" - Linkin Park
+"Elevation" - U2
+"Get the Party Started" - Pink
+"Lady Marmalade" - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink
diff --git a/subjects/devops/append-output/songs.txt b/subjects/devops/append-output/songs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c35291b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subjects/devops/append-output/songs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"Breathe" - Faith Hill
+"It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent
+"Hanging by a Moment" - Lifehouse
+"Shape of My Heart" - Backstreet Boys
+"Thank You" - Dido
+"I'm Like a Bird" - Nelly Furtado
+"Family Affair" - Mary J. Blige
+"Fallin'" - Alicia Keys
+"All for You" - Janet Jackson
+"I Wanna Know" - Joe
+"U Remind Me" - Usher
+"U Got It Bad" - Usher
+"I'm a Believer" - Smash Mouth
+"Get the Party Started" - Pink
+"Wherever You Will Go" - The Calling
+"In the End" - Linkin Park
+"Loser" - Beck
+"Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliott
+"I'm Real" - Jennifer Lopez
+"Butterfly" - Crazy Town
+"Crawling" - Linkin Park
+"I'm a Slave 4 U" - Britney Spears
+"Elevation" - U2
+"Lady Marmalade" - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink
+"Play" - Jennifer Lopez
+"I'm Just a Kid" - Simple Plan
+"Imitation of Life" - R.E.M.
+"Big Pimpin'" - Jay-Z
+"Stutter" - Joe featuring Mystikal
+"I Wish" - R. Kelly
+"This Is the Night" - Clay Aiken
+"Hella Good" - No Doubt
+"I Know" - Dionne Farris
+"I'll Be Missing You" - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
+"I Try" - Macy Gray
+"Thong Song" - Sisqo
+"Survivor" - Destiny's Child
+"I Want It That Way" - Backstreet Boys
+"Bad Day" - Daniel Powter
+"I'm Like a Bird" - Nelly Furtado
+"I Need to Know" - Marc Anthony
+"Follow Me" - Uncle Kracker
+"Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" - Fuel
+"Soak Up the Sun" - Sheryl Crow
+"I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack
+"Can't Get You Out of My Head" - Kylie Minogue
+"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" - Jay-Z
+"My Love Is Your Love" - Whitney Houston
+"Bounce with Me" - Lil' Bow Wow
+"Where the Party At" - Jagged Edge
+"I'm Already There" - Lonestar
+"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
+"If You Could Read My Mind" - Stars on 54
+"My Way" - Usher
+"Always on Time" - Ja Rule featuring Ashanti