(
var extension, scriptPath, currentDir, sourceFiles, outputFileName;

extension = "scd"; // "txt"

scriptPath = thisProcess.nowExecutingPath;

if (scriptPath.isNil) {
	"Error: This script must be saved on disk.".error;
} {
	currentDir = scriptPath.dirname;
	outputFileName = "_merged_." ++ extension;

	sourceFiles = (currentDir +/+ "*." ++ extension).pathMatch.select { |path|
		(path.basename != outputFileName) and: { path.basename != scriptPath.basename }
	}.sort;

	("Number of" + "." ++ extension + "files found:" + sourceFiles.size).postln;

	/* Open the output file once and write content incrementally */
	File.use(currentDir +/+ outputFileName, "w", { |outFile|
		sourceFiles.do { |path|
			var content, fileName;
			fileName = path.basename;

			/* Read */
			content = File.readAllString(path);

			if (content.notNil) {
				/* Write  */
				outFile.write("\n/* " ++ fileName ++ " */\n\n" ++ content ++ "\n\n");
				("Appended:" + fileName).postln;
			} {
				("Warning: Could not read" + fileName).warn;
			}
		};
		"Success! All files merged into:" + outputFileName
	})
};
)