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I regularly use Org mode's #+INCLUDE command to include local files in my Org file. Now I'm wondering if there is a way to include remote files (i.e. files that I reference via a URL) into my main Org file so that the source code gets embedded when I export.

My current specific use case would be to add a raw code snippet from a local Gitlab instance to an Org file. I have tried the following:

#+INCLUDE: "https://url-to-gitlab/snippets/11/raw" src sh

but that gives me the following error message when exporting from Org to PDF:

org-export-expand-include-keyword: Cannot include file /home/ph0t0nix/Org_files/https:/url_to_gitlab/snippets/11/raw

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Disclaimer: I'm not an org user.

The #+INCLUDE command requires valid file names in Emacs. If you want to include a remote file, you better use Tramp file names.

However, if you enable URL Handler Mode (apply (url-handler-mode 1) ), your #+INCLUDE command shall work.

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  • Thanks Michael! That worked perfectly.
    – ph0t0nix
    Oct 30, 2018 at 15:04

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