txtarer is a CLI tool that recursively reads files in a specified directory and combines them into a single file in txtar format. When working with a Git repository, it offers an option to exclude files according to the .git directory and .gitignore file rules.

• Recursively reads and combines files in a specified directory into a txtar format.
• The -gitmode option enables exclusion of files based on the .gitignore file in a Git repository.
• Output filename can be specified with the -output option. If not specified, the default output file is "output.txt" in the current directory.

Ensure you have a Go language environment set up. Then, you can install the tool using the following command:

go install github.com/uji/txtarer@latest

Basic usage:

txtarer [options] <directory>

• -output <file>: Specifies the name of the output file. Default is "output.txt".
• -gitmode: Excludes files based on the .gitignore file in a Git repository.
• -help: Displays the help message.

• To combine files from a regular directory:

  txtarer -output combined.txtar /path/to/directory
  

• To combine files from a Git repository:

  txtarer -gitmode -output combined.txtar /path/to/git-repository