Hey all. I'm not sure where the original file is, and it's only a tiny change, so I'm not sure if this patch is useful, BUT... On this page: http://orgmode.org/manual/Batch-execution.html The example script is missing backticks around the pwd. Patch follows. #################################################################### diff --git a/tangle.el b/tangle.el index 0391f64..e7693cd 100755 --- a/tangle.el +++ b/tangle.el @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ # # tangle files with org-mode # -DIR=pwd +DIR=`pwd` FILES="" # wrap each argument in the code required to call tangle on it