copyfiles-cli 0.1.8

Generate a copyfiles.txt containing project tree + file contents.

copyfiles-cli

copyfiles-cli is a tiny CLI that scans a project, respects .gitignore-style rules, and produces a single copyfiles.txt with:

• an indented project tree, and
• each kept file’s contents (wrapped in language-tagged code fences).

Perfect for pasting clean, complete context into LLMs or sharing a compact code snapshot.

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Installation

pip install copyfiles-cli
# CLI command is `copyfiles`

Requires Python 3.8+

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Quick Start

# From your project root
copyfiles

# Writes ./copyfiles.txt (tree + file contents)

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Options (short & sweet)

Flag	Default	What it does
--root PATH	.	Directory to scan.
--out FILE	copyfiles.txt	Output file path.
--config FILE	–	Extra ignore patterns (one per line, .gitignore syntax).
--max-bytes N	100000	Truncate each file after N bytes.
--skip-large KB	–	Skip files larger than KB kilobytes entirely.
-v, --verbose	off	Show scanning/filtering progress.
--no-color	off	Disable colored output (or set NO_COLOR=1).
-V, --version	–	Print version and exit.
-h, --help	–	Show full help.

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Examples

# Minimal: create copyfiles.txt from current directory
copyfiles

# Different output name + lower per-file limit
copyfiles --out project.txt --max-bytes 50_000

# Skip very large binaries/logs and be chatty
copyfiles --skip-large 200 -v

# Use extra ignore rules
copyfiles --config .cfignore

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Notes

• Honors your repo’s .gitignore plus any patterns you add via --config.
• Binary files are skipped automatically.
• The output is plain Markdown so you can paste it directly into ChatGPT/Gemini/Copilot.