Bash Script: File Content Extractor with Exclusion Support This Bash script scans the current directory and its subdirectories to list and extract file contents while excluding specified files and folders. It is useful for generating a text-based snapshot of a project’s structure and content.

codecopy.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Output file name
output_file="output.txt"

# Remove the output file if it already exists
rm -f "$output_file"

# Array of directories and files to exclude
exclude_patterns=(
  "./node_modules"
  "./.git"
  "./.gitignore"
  "./codecopy.sh"
  "./package-lock.json"
  "./output.txt"
)

# Build the find command with exclusions
find . -type d \( -name "node_modules" -o -name ".git" \) -prune -o \
  -type f \( ! -name ".gitignore" ! -name "codecopy.sh" ! -name "package-lock.json" ! -name "output.txt" \) -print0 |
while IFS= read -r -d $'\0' file; do
  # Get the directory path relative to the script's location
  file_dir=$(dirname "$file")
  file_name=$(basename "$file")

  # Determine the location path
  if [ "$file_dir" = "." ]; then
    location="/"
  else
    location="$file_dir/"
  fi

  # Append information to the output file
  echo "// location of file and file name" >> "$output_file"
  echo "// ${location}${file_name}" >> "$output_file"
  echo "" >> "$output_file" # Add a newline for better formatting

  # Output content of the file
  cat "$file" >> "$output_file"
  echo "" >> "$output_file" # Add a newline to separate file contents
  echo "-----------------------------------------" >> "$output_file" # Separator between files
  echo "" >> "$output_file" # Add a newline
done

echo "Script finished. Output written to '$output_file'"