ccp is a utility for copying the contents of multiple files directly into your clipboard. It is especially useful for developers and those who need to quickly aggregate code snippets or entire files for further processing.

To install, simply place the ccp and collate scripts in your ~/bin directory and ensure this directory is included in your system's PATH by adding the following line to your .bash_profile or .bashrc:

export PATH="$PATH:~/bin"

Reload your profile to apply the changes:

source ~/.bash_profile

ccp can be used to copy the contents of one or more files to your clipboard. This is particularly handy when working with large codebases or when you need to pass multiple files to a Large Language Model (LLM) for processing.

ccp file1.py file2.py dir/file3.py && cllm -M azure -m gptp4o -C -p "output a completely new version of file1.py that imports the functions from file3.py instead of doing that locally" > file1-new.py

In this example, the contents of file1.py, file2.py, and file3.py are copied to the clipboard and then passed to an LLM for processing.

collate is a tool that allows you to aggregate the contents of multiple files from various directories into a single output file or standard output. This can be extremely useful for creating a consolidated view of code or text files, especially when preparing inputs for further processing or analysis.

collate dir1 dir2 -o combined_output.txt -e .py,.js

This example aggregates all .py and .js files from dir1 and dir2, and writes the combined output to combined_output.txt. The script also respects .gitignore files and can be configured to output directly to standard output if desired.

or

collate dir1 dir2 -O

This example grabs all .py and .js files (because those are the default -e items) and outputs the collated contents with the header on stdout

• Gitignore Support: Both ccp and collate automatically respect .gitignore files, ensuring that unwanted files are not processed.
• File Headers: Adds a header with the file path to each file's contents, making it easier to identify the source of each snippet in the output.
• Multiple Extensions: Supports a variety of file extensions, configurable via command-line arguments.
• Output to File or Stdout: The collate script allows output to be written to a file or directly to the console.

If you often find yourself needing to quickly gather code snippets or entire files from various directories and pass them to an LLM or other tools, ccp and collate streamline this process significantly.

ccp and collate work seamlessly with tools like cllm, enhancing your workflow when working with LLMs.