# Importing a Custom Function File

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**Category:** TidalCycles\
**Tags:** questions\
**Created:** [14 June 2020 18:59 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/importing-a-custom-function-file/1432 "2020-06-14T18:59:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [17 June 2020 10:13 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/importing-a-custom-function-file/1432/8 "2020-06-17T10:13:56Z")

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You can use :script instead. For multi-line blocks of code you have to wrap in `:{` and `:}` though. Have a look at BootTidal.hs for examples, which is itself loaded using `:script`  
I'm sure there's a way of loading modules without losing current state but am not sure of the best way to do this off the top of my head

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