---
title: "Concatenate-Files"
---
Concatenates files on a server.
Concatenate-Files(
	File: <text>,
	[Directory: <text>],
	[Include: <@(text)>],
	[Exclude: <@(text)>],
	[Encoding: <text>],
	[Separator: <text>]
);
This operation may be prefixed with Files::, although this is a built-in namespace and isn't really necessary.
| Name | Format | Script Usage | Usage Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| ☆ Output file | text | File | This argument is required. | 
| Directory | text | Directory | |
| Include | @(text) | Include | See KB#1119 to learn more about masking syntax. | 
| Exclude | @(text) | Exclude | See KB#1119 to learn more about masking syntax. | 
| Encoding | text | Encoding | |
| Separator | text | Separator | 
# concatenates all SQL files in the working directory into a 
# single file, each script separated by a GO statement
Concatenate-Files(
    File: all.sql,
    Include: *.sql,
    Separator: >>
GO
>>
);