diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index a01c688..f9a0dbe 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 PROGNAME     = "tsshbatch.py"
 BASENAME     = PROGNAME.split(".py")[0]
 PROGENV      = BASENAME.upper()
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.156 2013/10/23 22:22:26 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.157 2013/10/24 02:19:42 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 
 CPRT         = "(c)"
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 CONSUCCESS  = "SUCCESS: Connection Established"
 FAILURE     = "FAILURE: %s"
 HOSTSEP     = ":"
+INCLUDE     = ".include"
 INDENTWIDTH = 8
 OPTIONSLIST = "G:H:NP:Sef:hkn:p:v"
 PADWIDTH    = 12
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
 eBADSUDO      =  "sudo Failed (Check Password Or Command!) sudo Error Report:  %s"
 eBADTXRQ      =  "Bad Transfer Request: %s  Must Have Exactly 1 Source And 1 Destination!"
 eFXERROR      =  "File Transfer Error: %s"
+eINCLUDECYCLE =  "Circular Include At: %s"
 eNOCONNECT    =  "Cannot Connect To %s"
 eNOHOSTS      =  "No Hosts Specified!"
 eNOLOGIN      =  "Cannot Login! (Login/Password Bad?)"
@@ -125,6 +127,29 @@
 
 
 #####
+# Options That Can Be Overriden By User
+####
+
+GETSUDOPW      = False     # Prompt for sudo password
+HOSTS          = []        # List of hosts to target
+KEYEXCHANGE    = False     # Do key exchange-based auth?
+PROMPTUSERNAME = False     # Don't use $USER, prompt for username
+PWORD          = ""        # Password
+REPORTERR      = True      # Report stderr output from remote host
+UNAME          = ""        # Login name
+
+
+#####
+# Global Data Structures
+#####
+
+Commands          = []
+FileIncludeStack  = []
+Get_Transfer_List = {}
+Put_Transfer_List = {}
+
+
+#####
 # Functions
 #####
 
@@ -165,7 +190,7 @@
 def ErrorExit(msg):
 
     PrintStderr(msg)
-    sys.exit(1)
+    os._exit(1)
 
 # End Of 'ErrorExit()'
 
@@ -341,18 +366,35 @@
 # End of 'ProcessTXRQ'
 
 #####
-# Read File Handling Comments And Metacommands
+# Read File Handling Comments And Directives
 #####
 
-def ReadFile(filename, listcontainer):
+def ReadFile(filename, listcontainer, containingfile=""):
+
+    # Make sure we don't have a cyclic include reference
+
+    filename = os.path.realpath(filename)
+    if filename in FileIncludeStack:
+        ErrorExit(eINCLUDECYCLE % containingfile + SEPARATOR + filename)
+
+    else:
+        FileIncludeStack.append(filename)  # Push it on to the stack history
+
     try:
         f = open(filename)
         for line in f.readlines():
             line = ConditionLine(line)
+
             if line:
-                listcontainer.append(line)
+                if line.startswith(INCLUDE):
+                    fname = ConditionLine(line.split(INCLUDE)[1])
+                    ReadFile(fname, listcontainer, containingfile=filename)
+
+                else:
+                    listcontainer.append(line)
         f.close()
 
+        FileIncludeStack.pop()   # Remove this invocation from the stack
         return listcontainer
 
     except:
@@ -367,22 +409,6 @@
 # Process Any Options User Set In The Environment Or On Command Line
 #####
 
-# Options that can be overriden by user
-
-GETSUDOPW      = False     # Prompt for sudo password
-HOSTS          = []        # List of hosts to target
-KEYEXCHANGE    = False     # Do key exchange-based auth?
-PROMPTUSERNAME = False     # Don't use $USER, prompt for username
-PWORD          = ""        # Password
-REPORTERR      = True      # Report stderr output from remote host
-UNAME          = ""        # Login name
-
-# Data Structures
-
-Commands          = []
-Put_Transfer_List = {}
-Get_Transfer_List = {}
-
 # Handle any options set in the environment
 
 OPTIONS = sys.argv[1:]