Meld Directives

Directives are the core building blocks of Meld. They always start with an @ symbol and must appear at the beginning of a line (no indentation). Each directive has a specific purpose and syntax.

Available Directives

• @text - Define text variables
• @data - Define structured data variables
• @path - Define filesystem path variables
• @embed - Include content from other files
• @run - Execute shell commands and include output
• @import - Import variables and commands from other Meld files
• @define - Create reusable commands

Directive Placement Rules

• Directives must appear at the start of a line (no indentation)
• @import directives should generally appear at the top of the file
• Other directives can appear anywhere in the file
• Directives inside code fences ( ) are treated as plain text

Common Syntax Elements

Most directives follow this general pattern:

@directive [required] optional

Where:

• @directive is the directive name
• [required] is required content in brackets
• optional is additional optional content

Next Steps

For detailed information on each directive, follow the links above or explore the individual documentation files.