Text File Combiner

This simple python script consolidates the content of all .txt files within a specified directory into a single .txt file. It's particularly useful for aggregating text data without manual copy-pasting, providing a streamlined way to compile textual information from multiple files into one.

Usage

• Without Arguments: When run without any arguments, the script will combine all .txt files in its current directory and output the combined content into a file named output.txt.

  python run.py

• With a Specific Directory: You can specify the directory of the .txt files as a argument. The output will be saved as output.txt in the script's directory.

  python run.py {path}

• With a Specific Directory and Output File: To specify both the directory of the .txt files and the output file, use two arguments.

  python run.py {path} {file_name}

Parameters

• directory (optional): The path to the directory containing .txt files to combine. Defaults to the current directory (.\).
• output (optional): The name of the output file where the combined content will be written. Defaults to output.txt.

Example

python run.py .\directory\ combined_output.txt

This will combine all .txt files in .\directory and write the combined content to combined_output.txt.

Notes

• Ensure that the script has the necessary read/write permissions for the specified directories and files.
• The script appends a newline character between the content of different files to ensure separation in the combined output.
• Ensure that the file paths and names do not contain invalid characters.

Requirements

• Python 3.x