The INCLUDE (abbreviated INC) command copies external files into text buffers. Format: INCLUDE file-spec [range] The specified file is copied to the location before the first line of the range. Note that range specifies the position to which the file will be copied; it does not restrict the portion of the file which will be included. To include part of a file, first INCLUDE the file into a buffer; then COPY the desired portion of the included text into the appropriate buffer.