Export files for ChatGPT

export-files-chatgpt.sh

#!/bin/bash

# this script recursively exports all files in a directory
# the output will be copied your clipboard using a format
# that's easy to be interpreted by LLMs like chatgpt

function print_files {
    for entry in "$1"/*
    do
        if [ -d "$entry" ]; then
            print_files "$entry"
        elif [ -f "$entry" ]; then
            echo "===== $(realpath "$entry") ====="
            cat "$entry"
        fi
    done
}

# if not macOS, change pbcopy to your clipboard manager
print_files $1 | pbcopy