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Re: [O] Including source code *from* a file in #+BEGIN_SRC blocks
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Nick Dokos |
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Re: [O] Including source code *from* a file in #+BEGIN_SRC blocks |
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Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:22:10 -0500 |
Eric Schulte <address@hidden> wrote:
> Sankalp <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> > I've been using org mode's #+BEGIN_SRC ... <code> #+END_SRC feature to
> > display source code.
> >
> > I was wondering if there's a way to include code from an external file.
> > Like the *\lstinputlisting* feature in the LaTeX *listings* package.
> >
>
> You could write a code block which when executed wraps the file's
> contents in a code block which is then inserted into the Org-mode
> buffer. For example if your external file is named foo.c and holds C
> code the following
>
> #+begin_src sh :exports results :results raw output
> echo "#+BEGIN_SRC C"
> cat foo.c
> echo "#+END_SRC"
> #+end_src
>
> will insert its contents into the buffer during every export.
>
That might be necessary in more complex situations, but in the OP's case
(at least, to the extent that I understand it), Puneeth's suggestion of
#+begin_src c :exports code
#+include: foo.c
#+end_src
seems to work fine.
Nick