include.sh | Powerful File Inclusion for Bash

Why use include.sh?

Powerful features packed into a single shell script.

File Inclusion

Replace ~>> filename with actual content instantly.

Recursive

Include files that include other files. Deeply nested templates made easy.

Flexible Output

Stream directly to stdout or specify a target file as a second argument.

Safe Handling

Robust error messages when files are missing to ensure your build doesn't fail silently.

See it in action

Imagine you have a world.txt containing "World"<br>and a hello.txt using the tag system.<br>Running the script merges them perfectly.

Simple syntax: ~>> file

Supports standard piping and redirection

Zero dependencies besides standard Unix tools

bash — 80x24

# Input: hello.txt

Hello ~>> world.txt

# Input: world.txt

World

❯ ./include.sh hello.txt

Hello World!

❯ ./include.sh hello.txt > output.txt

# Output saved to output.txt via redirection

❯ ./include.sh hello.txt output.txt

# Output saved directly to output.txt

Requirements

Bash

sed

cat

tr

head

Installation

Step 1

# Download the script

curl -L https://include-sh.codeberg.page/include.sh -o include.sh

Step 2

# Make executable

chmod +x include.sh

Step 3

# Move to PATH and rename

sudo cp include.sh /usr/local/bin/include<br>sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/include

Ready to go!

Now that it's installed, you can run the include command from anywhere in your terminal.

❯ include hello.txt

❯ include hello.txt > output.txt

❯ include hello.txt output.txt