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<span id="g_t_0040verbatiminclude-file_003a-Include-a-File-Verbatim"></span><h3 class="section">18.5 <code>@verbatiminclude</code> <var>file</var>: Include a File Verbatim</h3>
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<p>You can include the exact contents of a file in the document with the
<code>@verbatiminclude</code> command:
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">@verbatiminclude <var>filename</var>
</pre></div>
<p>The contents of <var>filename</var> is printed in a verbatim environment
(see <a href="_0040verbatim.html"><code>@verbatim</code></a>). Generally, the file is printed exactly
as it is, with all special characters and white space retained. No
indentation is added; if you want indentation, enclose the
<code>@verbatiminclude</code> within <code>@example</code>
(see <a href="_0040example.html"><code>@example</code></a>).
</p>
<p>The name of the file is taken literally, with a single exception:
<code>@value{<var>var</var>}</code> references are expanded. This makes it
possible to include files in other directories within a distribution,
for instance:
</p>
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<pre class="example">@verbatiminclude @value{top_srcdir}/NEWS
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<p>(You still have to get <code>top_srcdir</code> defined in the
first place.)
</p>
<p>For a method on printing the file contents in a smaller font size, see
the end of the section on <code>@verbatim</code>.
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